Skelfing

Old Norse Dictionary - skelfing

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelfing"

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

skelfing
f. ‘shaking,’ terror, Th. 25, freq. in mod. usage: as adv. = awfully, skelfing er að tarna fallegt, awfully fine!

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
f.
feminine.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)
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