Hjarn-skál

Old Norse Dictionary - hjarn-skál

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjarn-skál" in English.

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

hjarn-skál
f. [Germ. hirnschale], the brain pan, the skull, Sturl. iii. 283, cp. Vkv. 23, 33.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
Germ.
German.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vkv.
Völundar-kviða. (A. II.)
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