Þjóð-skáld
Old Norse Dictionary - þjóð-skáld
Meaning of Old Norse word "þjóð-skáld"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þjóð-skáld
- n. a great poet; slik þjóðskáld sem um mik hafa ort. Fms. vi. 366; hevr þjóðskáldit! kvattú svá, gröm skömm, ekki eru þær hendingar jafnháfar, 386; þá muntú verða þ. ok yrkja lof um marga höfðingja, iii. 103, and so in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚢᚦ-ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)