Skálp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skálp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skálp

f., qs. skvalp, mod. skolp, prop. scullery-water, wash.

2 skálp

II. metaph. ‘wishy-washy stuff,’ thick talk; mál heitir skálp, Edda 110; mál-skálp.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
p.
page.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.
qs.
quasi.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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