Sif-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - sif-skapr

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

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

sif-skapr
m. affinity, as opp. to frændsemi, N. G. L. i. 148, 382, H. E. i. 481, MS. 671. 17: varla má þat vel allt saman vera sakir ok sifskapir, N. G. L. i. 187; en ef þau skiljask fyrir þann sifskap, at karlmanns völd hafa til komit, Jb. 127.

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

Abbreviations used:

L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
opp.
opposed.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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