Sjálf-skapa

Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-skapa

Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-skapa" in English.

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

sjálf-skapa: adj. ‘self-shaped,’ of one’s own -making; sums ertu s., some is of thy own making, thy own fault, Am. 64: in the phrase, sjálf-skapa-víti, n. pl., sjálfskapat víti, Ld. 140: any self-caused evil (það eru sjálskapa víti), for which no one is to blame but oneself.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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