Skjálfa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skjálfa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skjálfa" in English.

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

skjálfa
(skelf; skalf, skulfum; skolfit), v. to shiver, shake, quiver (honum þótti s. bæði jörð ok himinn); þeygi henni hendr skulfu, her hands faltered not at all.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛚᚠᛅ

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