Svefn-skáli
Old Norse Dictionary - svefn-skáli
Meaning of Old Norse word "svefn-skáli"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- svefn-skáli
- a, m. a ‘bed-shieling,’ sleeping-hall, Fas. ii. 416.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛁᚠᚾ-ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)