Skelmir

Old Norse Dictionary - skelmir

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelmir" in English.

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

skelmir Old Norse word can mean:

skelmir: m. [Dan. skjelm = Germ. schelm], a rogue, devil; drepa skelmi þann, Boll. 352; skelmirinn, of the devil, Th. 76, Fb. i. 417, Bs. ii. 81; hann spratt upp ok spurði hvat skelmi þat væri, Grett. 66 new Ed.; hvat vill skelmir þinn! Fs. 52; þinn skelmir! 166; skelmir sá, Bjarn. 32.

skelmir: COMPDS: skelmisdrep, skelmisskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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