Skalli

Old Norse Dictionary - skalli

Meaning of Old Norse word "skalli"

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

Old Norse word skalli can mean:skalli

skalli
a, m. [Old Engl. scall, scald-head], a bald head, Lv. 50; beran skallann, Fms. xi. 132; strjúka um skallann, Háv. 55; þóttú litaðir á mér skallann, Lv. 109; tók Faxa nú at sárna skallinn, Fas. ii. 451; stíg upp, skalli, stíg upp, s.! Stj. 609 (2 Kings ii. 23); þat sé ek á skalla þeim inum mikla, at …, Eg. 114; skalli, kom þú á morgin, Post. 250.
skalli
2. the thick end of a hammer. Skalla-Grímr, Grim the Bald, Eg.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Post.
Postula Sögur. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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