For-skepti

Old Norse Dictionary - for-skepti

Meaning of Old Norse word "for-skepti" in English.

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

for-skepti
n. the ‘fore-haft’ of a hammer, Edda 70, Fb. iii. 427.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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