Hlið-skjálf

Old Norse Dictionary - hlið-skjálf

Meaning of Old Norse word "hlið-skjálf" in English.

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

hlið-skjálf: f., old dat. hliðskjálfu, Gm. (prose): [prob. rather to be derived from hlið, gate, than hlið, side; the initial h is borne out by alliteration, Sagði hitt er hugði | Hliðskjálfar gramr …, Edda (in a verse); in Akv. 14 the sense and alliteration alike require höll, hall, instead of ‘land’]:—a shelf, bench, a name for the seat of Odin, whence he looked out over all the worlds, Edda 6, 12, 22, 30, Gm. l. c.; Óðinn ok Frigg sátu í Hliðskjálfu ok sá um heima alla, Gm. l. c. The heathen Hlið-skjálf brings to mind the legend in Grimm’s Märchen of the Tailor in Heaven.

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

Abbreviations used:

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gm.: Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)

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