Skjálgr
Old Norse Dictionary - skjálgr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálgr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skjálgr can mean:skjálgr
- skjálgr
- 1. adj. [Engl. shallow, although in an altered sense]:—wry, oblique; með skjálgum skotum, Sks. 383: the phrase, skjóta augum í skjálg, to look askance, Fbr. 71.
- skjálgr
- 2. squinting, as a nickname, Þórólfr Skjálgr (Fms.), the father of Erling Skjálgsson (Ó. H.), whence it became a pr. name; fé-skjálgr. see fé.
- skjálgr
- 2. m. the crescent moon, Edda (gl.)
- skjálgr
- II. the name of a fish, Edda ii. 564.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)