Skjálf-hendr

Old Norse Dictionary - skjálf-hendr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjálf-hendr" in English.

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

skjálf-hendr Old Norse word can mean:

skjálf-hendr
adj. in the metre skjálfhenda, Edda.
skjálf-hendr
2. [hönd], with trembling hand.
skjálf-hendr
II. [önd], tremulous, with faltering voice; hærra né lægra né skjalfhendra (= skjálfendra), Fms. vii. 227.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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