Skjálf
Old Norse Dictionary - skjálf
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálf"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skjálf can mean:skjálf
- skjálf
- f [Engl. shelf], a shelf, seat; remains only in hlið-skjálf, q. v.
- skjálf
- II. a pr. name, Yngl. S. (Skjálfar-bóndi).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)