Skjall

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skjall

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skjall" in Norwegian.

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

skjall: skjall, n. den mellem Æggets Hvide og Skal liggende Hinde; hvítr sem hinna sú, er skjall heitir, er innan liggr viðeggskurn SE. I, 7613; skjalli hvítaraHerv. 2472 jvf 24 fg; þat köllum vér skjall,er næst er skurni, svá er lopt næsteldi Arkiv III, 24817 ; hann (nl. er etr kjöt á frjádegi) svarar: ek er dœgra- villr ok rekr út bita þeim, er hannhefir í munni sér, þá liggr engi sektvið - en ef hann svarar, at nú gengrei skjall á skjá ok svelgir niðr peimbita, þá heitir sá biti dyri Eids. 1, 277.

Part of speech: n

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛁᛆᛚᛚ
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:

n.: Neutrum.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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