Skálm-öld

Old Norse Dictionary - skálm-öld

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálm-öld" (or skálm-ǫld) in English.

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

skálm-öld (skálm-ǫld)
f. the ‘sword-age,’ Vsp. 46; at margir góðir menn mundu verða drepnir í s. þeirri, Clem. 28.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skálm-öld may be more accurately written as skálm-ǫld.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Clem.
Clements Saga. (F. III.)
Vsp.
Völuspá. (A. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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