Skæla

Old Norse Dictionary - skæla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skæla"

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

Old Norse word skæla can mean:skæla

skæla
1. d, [Dan. skjele; Germ. schielen], to make a wry face; skaela sig, Fas. iii. 471; hann er allr skældr og skakkr: to cry, of children, vertu ekki að skæla! skældu ekki!
skæla
2. u, f. the making a wry face, crying: a nickname, Fms. ix. 479.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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