Skjalda

Old Norse Dictionary - skjalda

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjalda" in English.

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

skjalda Old Norse word can mean:

skjalda: 1. að, to enclose in a fence of shields, Fms. x. 78; skip skjaldat með stöfnum, viii. 233; al-skjaldaðr, of a ship, Landn. 156 (see skjöldr): skjaldaðr, shielded, of a person, Fær. 81, Bb. i. 204, Karl. 377.

skjalda: 2. u, f. a particoloured cow, Ísl. Þjóðs.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bb.: Búnaðar-bálkr.

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fær.: Færeyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

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