Jarla-skáld

Old Norse Dictionary - jarla-skáld

Meaning of Old Norse word "jarla-skáld" in English.

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

jarla-skáld
n. poet of earls, a nickname of the poet Arnor for his poems on the earls of Orkney.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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