Skolli

Old Norse Dictionary - skolli

Meaning of Old Norse word "skolli" in English.

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

skolli Old Norse word can mean:

skolli: a, m. the ‘skulker,’ a fox, Reynard, Edda (Gl.); esp. used in nursery tales and in games, e. g. skolla-leikr, the fox-game, blind-man’s-buff, in which every man in turn pats the skolli (the blindfolded man) on the shoulder, shouting, klukk, klukk, skolli minn, klukk, klukk! and then turns round; hann hleypr upp at selinu ok spurði hvárt skolli væri inni, whether the fox were in? Ld. 278, Sturl. iii. 218; hann gaf stór högg á dyrnar ok spurði hvárt skolli væri inni …,—answer, Inni er skolli ok ekki hræddr | bittu til þess að hann er klæddr, Safn i. 53: in the phrase, skella skolla-eyrunum við e-u, to turn a ‘fox-ear’ (deaf-ear) to a thing.

skolli: 2. the evil one, a word used in swearing; hvaða skolli! skollans! hence in COMPDS: skollabrækr, skollahráki, skollafingr, skollaleikr, skollareipi, skollafótr, skollakál.

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

Abbreviations used:

e. g.: exempli gratia.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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