Af-skapligr

Old Norse Dictionary - af-skapligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "af-skapligr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

af-skapligr
adj. [skapligr], misshapen, monstrous, huge, shocking; a. áfelli, shocking accident, Stj. 90; herfiligr ok a., 655 xiii. A. i; a. ok úmannligt, Stj. 272; a. úmenska, Fms. ii. 225, K. Á. (App.) 230.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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