Af-skipti

Old Norse Dictionary - af-skipti

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

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

af-skipti Old Norse word can mean:

af-skipti: n. pl. dealing with, intercourse, (cp. the phrase, skipta sér af e-u, to meddle with, care about); ok eingi a. veita heiðnum goðuin, Fms. ii. 160; ef hann veitir súr engi a., does not deal with, Grág. ii. 121.

af-skipti: COMPDS: afskiptalauss, afskiptalítill, afskiptasamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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