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Skáld-mær

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1 skáld-mær

adj. a ‘skald-maid,’ poetess, a nickname of the poetess Jórunn, Fms. i. 13; the name of her poem Sendi-bít looks as if it had been of a ‘biting’ libellous kind.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skáld-mær

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skáld-mær" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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Common Abbreviations

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

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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