Skjálfti
Old Norse Dictionary - skjálfti
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálfti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skjálfti can mean:skjálfti
- skjálfti
- (skálpti), a, m. a shivering, shaking, Orkn. 326 (shivering from cold), Gullþ. 8: pass., land-s., jarð-s., an earthquake.
- skjálfti
- COMPDS: skjálftafullr, skjálftalauss.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pass.
- passive.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)