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.)