Lidskjalv

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• Lidskjolv

Etymology

From Old Norse Hliðskjalf, Hliðskjǫlf f, from hlið +‎ skjalf, skjǫlf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²lɪːʃalv/, /²lɪːsçalv/
• (thick L) IPA^(key): /²lɪːʃaɽv/

Proper noun

Lidskjalv f

1. (Norse mythology) Hlidhskjalf, the high seat of Odin
   • 1928, Snorri Sturluson, translated by Ivar Mortensson-Egnund, Edda-kvæde, Skirnesmål, page 3:

     Frøy, son aat Njord, hadde ein dag sett seg paa Lidskjalv og saag ut yver alle heimar.

     Freyr, the son of Njorth, had sat one day in Hlithskjolf, and looked over all the worlds.