Skelfr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skelfr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skelfr" in Norwegian.

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

skelfr: skelfr, adj. 1) skjælvende; engi skal sváríkr á heyra, at ek tala at lægra eðrskelfara, hvárt er honum líkar vel eðrílla Flat. II, 29613. 2) frygtsom, for- sagt, mods. öruggr; eigi verðr hannskelfr með (dvs. við) vápnaganginn heldröruggr Alex. 7625; eigi veit ek -, hvártþessir eru svá skelfir, sem vér höfumhér fundit Fld. II, 19211; varla dugirþér til hauggöngu at ráða, nema þú sér óskelfr maðr Flat. II, 820; er ossósigr víss, nema vér sém óskelfir sjalfirFlat. II, 3517; eigi er víst, hvárt þeireru svá skelfir, er vér höfum hér fyrirfundit Örv. 6024.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚽᛚᚠᚱ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

lat.: latinsk.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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