Skylfa

Old Norse Dictionary - skylfa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skylfa" in English.

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

skylfa
ð. to shove, push, = skýfa; skýf mér ekki, sagði sira Guthormr,—Ekki vil ek þér skylfa, D. N. i. 359.

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

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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