Skelfir

Old Norse Dictionary - skelfir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelfir" in English.

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

skelfir
m. a shaker, Lex. Poët.: a pr. name of a mythical king, Edda.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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