Skel-þunnr

Old Norse Dictionary - skel-þunnr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skel-þunnr" in English.

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

skel-þunnr: adj. ‘shell-thin,’ thin as a shell, of an edge, Eg. (in a verse), freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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