Sköll

Old Norwegian Dictionary - sköll

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "sköll" (or skǫll) in Norwegian.

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

sköll (skǫll): sköll, f. stærk, gjennemtrængende Lyd, som udstødes for derved at forhaane, ligesombjæffe til noget (jvf hundasköll); gerasköll at e-u, e-m: þá hljópu þeir uppok gerðu at þessu mikla sköll ok hlátrEb. 18 (2326); við sköll þá, er Páli þóttigör at sér, réð hann sik í byrðing, er -Sturl. I, 23612; risu peir þá upp síðanallir spekingarnir ok gerðu sköll miklaat þeim Post. 79629; folkit allt rak hannút af staðnum með sköll mikilli okskemd, báðu eilífan eld brenna slíkansvikara (= lat. cum dedecore clamanset dicens: vivus ardeat seductor) Heilag.II, 4236. 27.

Part of speech: f

Orthography: Johan Fritzner's dictionary used the letter ö to represent the original Old Norwegian (or Old Norse) vowel ǫ. Therefore, sköll may be more accurately written as skǫll.

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚯᛚᛚ
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:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

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