Skelkr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - skelkrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "skelkr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
- skelkr
- m. fright, fear; e-m, skýtr skelk í bringu, one is seized with fear (vænti ek, at yðr skjóti skelk í bringu).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᚴᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- e-m
- einhverjum.
- m.
- masculine.
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