Serkr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - serkr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "serkr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

serkr Old Icelandic word can mean:

serkr
(pl. -ir), m.
serkr
1) sark, shirt (þú skalt fara í serk minn); hafa dreng í serk, to have a man inside one’s shirt, to be bold and courageous; hamarrinn var svá lítill, at hafa mátti í serk sér, that one could conceal it in one’s bosom;
serkr
2) a certain number of skins.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚱᚴᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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