Hjú-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjú-skapr

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

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

hjú-skapr Old Norse word can mean:

hjú-skapr: (hjún-skapr, MS. 671. 6, Gþl. 230, N. G. l. i. 150, 151, 376), m. matrimony, Grág. i. 287, Sturl. ii. 128, Barl. 158: = hjúskaparfar, þyrmask frá hjúnskap, N. G. l. i. 376, Str. 10, 19.

hjú-skapr: COMPDS: hjúskaparband, hjúskaparfar, hjúskaparmál, hjúskaparráð, hjúskaparsamlag, hjúskaparslit.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

lit.: literally.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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

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