Skjall

Old Norse Dictionary - skjall

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjall" in English.

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

skjall Old Norse word can mean:

skjall: n. the white membrane of an egg, Edda 12; hvítr sem skjall, white as s., id.; skjalli hvítara, Gsp.

skjall: 2. a membrane, the white skin stretched over a round frame (skjár) and used for a window; hence the phrase, vera sem skjall á skjá, to be like a skjall on a frame, of a fickle, shifty person, cp. the mod. ‘brittle as glass:’ the phrase in n. G. L. i. 384—en ef hann svarar, at nú gengr eigi skjall á skjá = but if he answers, ‘tis no matter, never mind!—is somewhat obscure, skjall-hvítr, adj. white as skjall, Gd. 68 (of a lily).

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

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Skjall (I)

Abbreviations used:

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

n.: neuter.

adj.: adjective.

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gsp.: Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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