Skel

Old Norse Dictionary - skel

Meaning of Old Norse word "skel" in English.

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

skel Old Norse word can mean:

skel: gen. skeljar, pl. skeljar, [Ulf. skalja = κέραμος, Luke v. 19; A. S. sceala; Engl. shell; cp. Germ. schale]:—a shell, of flat or spoon-formed shells, as opp. to kúfungr (of whorled shells); báru-skel, gymbr-skel, kú-skel, öðu-skel (aða), kráku-skel; skurn eðr skel, Stj. 88, Mag.; Skelja-karl, id., Skíða R.: kné-skel, the knee-pan.

skel: COMPDS: skeljabrot, skeljahrúga, skeljamoli.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

pl.: plural.

R.: Rimur.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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