Skálda

Old Norse Dictionary - skálda

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálda" in English.

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

skálda Old Norse word can mean:

skálda
1. u, f. [O. H. G. scalta; mid. H. G. schalte], a pole or staff, whence a flute, pipe; Skálda með tönn, a flute made of walrus tusk, D. N. iv. 359.
skálda
2. [mid. H. G. schalte], a kind of boat, Edda (Gl.)
skálda
II. Skálda, a contr. form of Skáldskapar-mál (List of Authors C.I), but usually applied to the old collection of Philological Treatises affixed to the Edda, (List of Authors H.I.)
skálda
2. að, to make verses, but in rather a bad sense.
skálda
3. að, [cp. Engl. scall or scald], to rot, fall off, of hair; Skáldaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
v.
vide.
l.
line.
contr.
contracted.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
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