Skelkr

Old Norse Dictionary - skelkr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelkr" in English.

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

skelkr: m. [mid. H. G. schellech; Engl. skulk], fear; only in the phrase, e-m skýtr skelk í bringu, one is taken by fear, loses heart, is frightened, Fb. i. 418, Ld. 78, Fms. viii. 43, 350, Ó. H. 108, 121, Eg. 49, with a mocking notion, see skalkr, q. v.; or e-m slær skelk í bringu, Stj. 372.

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

Abbreviations used:

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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