Skalli

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skalli

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skalli" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skalli: skalli, m. 1) skaldet, haarløst Hoved, =kollr; Áslákr var maðr sköllóttr atþví, er sagt er, ok hefir hann þó eigihjalm á höfði um daginn ok etr hannfram berum skallanum; - síðan höggvamenn til Ásláks í höfuð honum bæðimeð sverðum ok öxum, ok rýkr órskallanum við höggin, en ekki bítr á&c. Flat. I, 19024 fgg; sé ek á skallaþeim hinum mikla Eg. 25 (509); einndag svaf hann úti í sólskini, ok settistmý margt á skalla honum Ljósv. 1614;tók Faxa nú heldr at sárna skallinnFld. II, 45122; beit eigi á þínn vándaskalla Háv. 487. 2) skaldet Person; iTiltale: stíg upp, skalli! (Vulg. ascendecalve!) Stj. 60928 (2 Kong. 2, 23); svátók Dionisius brátt at unna Páli, athvert kveld, áðr þeir skildi sítt tal, þámælti Dionisius: skalli! kom þú ámorgin Post. 25011.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛚᛚᛁ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

v.: Verbum.

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