Skelmis-drep
Old Norse Dictionary - skelmis-drep
Meaning of Old Norse word "skelmis-drep"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skelmis-drep
- n. a plague, murrain, Stj. 326, 344.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᛘᛁᛋ-ᛏᚱᛁᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)