Skap-brestr
Old Norse Dictionary - skap-brestrMeaning of Old Norse word "skap-brestr" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skap-brestr
- m. a fault of temper or mind, Hkr. iii. 274 (of insanity).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒ-ᛒᚱᛁᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)