Skolla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skolla"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word skolla can mean:skolla

skolla

skollir, skolli, skollat, to hang over, dangle; belg þann er skollir með skrám, Hm. 135; þar er þú skollir við ský uppi, Vkv. 35; Bjarni skoldi við tré, dangled in the tree, Fms. vi. 304 (in a verie); gull-mörkuð vé skollu (skolldu), the standard floated, Fagrsk. (in a verse); ek læt skeiðr skolla við sker, I make the ships hover among the skerries, Fms vi. (in a verse); létum tjöldut skip s. fyrir landi, we made the ships hover off the ness, Sighvat: in mod. usage, treyjan (the coat) skollir upp á herðar blöðum, of a short, ill-fitting jacket.

skolla

2. metaph. to skulk away, keep aloof; þá skolli þér svá at mér mun seint verða at taka af yðr hjálp. Edda 20: skolla við e-m, to forsake, prove false to; þó lætr Gerðr í Görðum gollhrings við mér skolla, she turns a deaf ear to me, Fms. vi. (in a verse.)

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᛚᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements