Skjálf-henda
Old Norse Dictionary - skjálf-henda
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálf-henda"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjálf-henda
- u, f. a kind of metre, Edda (Ht.) 35, 129, 130; for the origin of this metre see Edda l. c.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Ht.
- Hátta-tal. (C. I.)