skjeldmøy

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse skjaldmær (plural skjaldmeyjar), from skjǫld (shield) + mær (maid).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /²ʃɛl(d)ˌmœʏː/, /²sçɛl(d)ˌmœʏː/

Noun

skjeldmøy f (definite singular skjeldmøya, indefinite plural skjeldmøyar or skjeldmøyer, definite plural skjeldmøyane or skjeldmøyene)

  1. a shieldmaiden
    • 1959, Knut Liestøl, Norsk folkedikting, page 115:
      «Høyre du skire skjeldmøy,
      hot eg vil spørje deg:
      vil du seia meg fa’ersnavnet,
      så vil eg bele til deg.»
      “Do you hear, pure shieldmaiden,
      what I will ask you:
      will you tell me your father’s name,
      then I will propose to you.”

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