Skalat = skal + -(a)t;

Viking Language Dictionary - skalat = skal + -(a)t;

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "skalat = skal + -(a)t;"

skalat = skal + -(a)t;
‘shall not’, -(a)t is a negative suffix

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛋᚴᛅᛚᛅᛏ:=:ᛋᚴᛅᛚ:+:-(ᛅ)ᛏ;
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛌᚴᛆᛚᛆᛐ:=:ᛌᚴᛆᛚ:+:-(ᛆ)ᛐ;

Abbreviations used:

neg
negative
suff
suffix
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