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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