skelkr

m. fright, fear; e-m, skýtr skelk í bringu, one is seized with fear (vænti ek, at yðr skjóti skelk í bringu).

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m. [mid. H. G. schellech; Engl. skulk], fear; only in the phrase, e-m skýtr skelk í bringu, one is taken by fear, loses heart, is frightened, Fb. i. 418, Ld. 78, Fms. viii. 43, 350, Ó. H. 108, 121, Eg. 49, with a mocking notion, see skalkr, q. v.; or e-m slær skelk í bringu, Stj. 372.