Skálda
Old Norse Dictionary - skálda
Meaning of Old Norse word "skálda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skálda can mean:skálda
- skálda
- 1. u, f. [O. H. G. scalta; mid. H. G. schalte], a pole or staff, whence a flute, pipe; Skálda með tönn, a flute made of walrus tusk, D. N. iv. 359.
- skálda
- 2. [mid. H. G. schalte], a kind of boat, Edda (Gl.)
- skálda
- II. Skálda, a contr. form of Skáldskapar-mál (List of Authors C.I), but usually applied to the old collection of Philological Treatises affixed to the Edda, (List of Authors H.I.)
- skálda
- 2. að, to make verses, but in rather a bad sense.
- skálda
- 3. að, [cp. Engl. scall or scald], to rot, fall off, of hair; Skáldaðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- v.
- vide.
- l.
- line.
- contr.
- contracted.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)