Skjallr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skjallr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skjallr

adj. [skjalla], loud, clashing, shrill; s. brestr, Bs. i. 798; lesa snjallt ok skjallt, 220; kalla skjallt, 623. 35; hann skelldi miklu skjallast, Fas. iii. 125: the phrase, hann kvað sér vera ekki einkar skjallt, he said he did not feel well, Gísl. 47.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᛚᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
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