Skellr
Old Norse Dictionary - skellr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skellr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skellr
- m., pl. skellir, a loud splash; er hann heyrði skellina, the splash of one diving, Fær. 172: a smiting, beating, sá hlaut skellinn er skyldi, Nj. 141; hón skell um hlaut fyrir skillinga, Þkv. 32: rass-s., a flogging behind.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᛚᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fær.
- Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Þkv.
- Þryms-kviða. (A. I.)