Skálpr

Old Norse Dictionary - skálpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálpr" in English.

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

skálpr Old Norse word can mean:

skálpr: m. a leather sheath; varð laust sverðit, Sigurðr héit um skálpinn, Sturl. iii. 163; þeir átu skálpana af sverðum sínum, Fms. viii. 436; drag sverðit ór skálpinum, Karl. 72; skálp-hús, in a pun, Krók.

skálpr: II. a kind of boat or ship, Edda (Gl.); hence perhaps, Skálp-eið, the name of an isthmus in the Orkneys, Orkn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Krók.: Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)

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

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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