Dísa-skald

Old Norse Dictionary - dísa-skald

Meaning of Old Norse word "dísa-skald"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

dísa-skald
n. thedisir-Scald,’ surname of a heathen Icel. poet who composed a poem in honour of the dísir, Edda, Skáldat.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᛋᛅ-ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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