Skamm-æligr
Old Norse Dictionary - skamm-æligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skamm-æligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skamm-æligr
- adj. short-lived, fleeting, brief; s. líf, Fms. i. 225; s. gleði, Greg. 42; girndir skammæligra hluta, 677. 4; hann kvað hann skammæligan (short-lived), Sturl. i. 145.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛘᛘ-ᛅᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)