Skjöldungar
Old Norse Dictionary - skjöldungar
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjöldungar" (or skjǫldungar)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjöldungar (skjǫldungar)
- m. pl. the famous lineage of the kings of Denmark, from Skjöld, the son of Odin, Edda, Yngl. S. The Danish legend derives the name from his being found in infancy in a bed of reeds to which he had floated on a shield; but in fact the name is derived from the ancient Teutonic custom of electing the king by lifting him on a shield in the assembly. Skjöldunga-ætt, f. the kin of the S., FaS. ii. 10.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skjöldungar may be more accurately written as skjǫldungar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛚᛏᚢᚾᚴᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)