Skelfr
Old Norse Dictionary - skelfr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skelfr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skelfr
- adj. trembling, Al. 76, Fas. ii. 192; ó-skelfr, undaunted, Fb. ii. 8, 351: compar., at ek skula tala lægra eðr skelfra, with a lower or more faltering voice, 296.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚠᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)