Dreng-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - dreng-skapr

Meaning of Old Norse word "dreng-skapr" in English.

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

dreng-skapr: m., gen. ar, courage, high-mindedness; the phrase, falla með drengskap, to fall sword in hand, Fms. ii. 42; vit ok d., xi. 112; deyja með drengskap, opp. to lifa með skömm, v. 136; þínum drengskap (manliness) skal ek við bregða, Nj. 13: allit., dáð ok d.; með litlum drengskap, cowardly, Fms. viii. 29; má þat verða til drengskapar, Ísl. ii. 366; drengskapar-raun, trial of d., Sturl. ii. 62.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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