Ein-sköpuðr

Old Norse Dictionary - ein-sköpuðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ein-sköpuðr" (or ein-skǫpuðr) in English.

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

ein-sköpuðr (ein-skǫpuðr)
m. a sole judge or umpire, Lex. Poët.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ein-sköpuðr may be more accurately written as ein-skǫpuðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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