Dauðaskellr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - dauðaskellr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "dauðaskellr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

dauðaskellr
m. death-blow; á næsta dag eptir datt honum skellr, he was surprised by death.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᚢᚦᛅᛋᚴᛁᛚᛚᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

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