Skap-arfr

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-arfr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-arfr" in English.

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

skap-arfr
m. = skaparfi; þá falli undir hennar réttan skaparf, D. N. iv. 469; cp. the phrase, var þá margr óskapa-arfr kirkju-fjánna, the glebes went into wrong hands, Bs. ii. 242.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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