Skjalla

Old Norse Dictionary - skjalla

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjalla" in English.

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

skjalla Old Norse word can mean:

skjalla
að, [skvel, skvaldr], to swagger, talk loud; vér verðum at tala meðan ungmennit skjallar, Mork. 90, cp. Fms. vi. 335.
skjalla
2. mod. to flatter; s. e-n.

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

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Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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