Elda-skáli

Old Norse Dictionary - elda-skáli

Meaning of Old Norse word "elda-skáli" in English.

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

elda-skáli: a, m. = eldhús, Eb. l. c., Grett. l. c., cp. Eb. 170; einn laugaraptan sat Helga í elda-skála, Ísl. ii. 274; hafði hann lagzt niðr í elda-skála eptir dagverð. Gísl. 97; Þrándr hafði látið göra elda mikla í elda-skála, Fzr. 183; ekki lagðisk Ormr í elda-skála, Fb. i. 521, Eg. 238.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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