Íll-skælda

Old Norse Dictionary - íll-skælda

Meaning of Old Norse word "íll-skælda" in English.

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

íll-skælda
u, f. a poetaster, Eg., Hkr.; a nickname given to a poet for having stolen the burden of another poem, see Fms. iii. 65.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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