Skalli

Old Norse Dictionary - skalli

Meaning of Old Norse word "skalli" in English.

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

skalli Old Norse word can mean:

skalli: a, m. [Old Engl. scall, scald-head], a bald head, Lv. 50; beran skallann, Fms. xi. 132; strjúka um skallann, Háv. 55; þóttú litaðir á mér skallann, Lv. 109; tók Faxa nú at sárna skallinn, Fas. ii. 451; stíg upp, skalli, stíg upp, s.! Stj. 609 (2 Kings ii. 23); þat sé ek á skalla þeim inum mikla, at …, Eg. 114; skalli, kom þú á morgin, Post. 250.

skalli: 2. the thick end of a hammer. Skalla-Grímr, Grim the Bald, Eg.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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