Skilfingr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skilfingr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skilfingr" in Norwegian.

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

skilfingr
skilfingr, m. Fyrste, Høvding; Skelfir héteinn herkonungr, ok er hans ætt kölluðskilfinga ætt SE. I, 52218 (jvf 5286. 7);som Odins Navn Grimn. 54; heyrðu (dvs.heyr þú), kváðo þeir, glaz odviti, dauðaskilfingr, þrihöfðaðr Belzebub dvs. Djæ- velen Heilag. II, 1210 (= dauða jöfurrHeilag. II, 626).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚠᛁᚿᚵᚱ
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:

m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.

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