Skelkr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skelkr

Meaning 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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