Skjálf-hendr
Old Norse Dictionary - skjálf-hendr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálf-hendr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skjálf-hendr can mean:skjálf-hendr
- skjálf-hendr
- adj. in the metre skjálfhenda, Edda.
- skjálf-hendr
- 2. [hönd], with trembling hand.
- skjálf-hendr
- II. [önd], tremulous, with faltering voice; hærra né lægra né skjalfhendra (= skjálfendra), Fms. vii. 227.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᚼᛁᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)