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.)