Orð-snild

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-snild

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-snild" in English.

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

orð-snild
or orð-snilli, f. eloquence, Fms. iii. 80, Fb. ii. 147, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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