Skálp

Old Norse Dictionary - skálp

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálp" in English.

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

skálp Old Norse word can mean:

skálp
f., qs. skvalp, mod. skolp, prop. scullery-water, wash.
skálp
II. metaph. ‘wishy-washy stuff,’ thick talk; mál heitir skálp, Edda 110; mál-skálp.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
prop.
proper, properly.
qs.
quasi.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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