Skelfing

Old Norse Dictionary - skelfing

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelfing" in English.

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

skelfing: f. ‘shaking,’ terror, Th. 25, freq. in mod. usage: as adv. = awfully, skelfing er að tarna fallegt, awfully fine!

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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