Hetju-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - hetju-skapr

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

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

hetju-skapr
m. championship, Fas. i. 24, Ld. ch. 11; this word, which in old writers is rather scarce, is freq. in mod. usage: also eccl., trúar-hetja, a champion of faith; hetja Guðs, a champion of God; striðs-h., a hero.

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.
chapter.
eccl.
ecclesiastical.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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