Dauða-skellr

Old Norse Dictionary - dauða-skellr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dauða-skellr" in English.

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

dauða-skellr
m. a death-blow, Bs. ii. 148.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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