Skap-ligr

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-ligr

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

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

skap-ligr Old Norse word can mean:

skap-ligr: adj. [Engl. shapely], shapely, handsome; kona stór vexti en þó skaplig, Grett. 143 new Ed.

skap-ligr: 2. suitable, due, meet, Fms. vi. 176; hús svá mikit at þér sé skapligt (suitable) at hvíla i, xi. 4; kenningar hans vóru skapligar ok skemtiligar, his teachings were suitable and instructive, Bs. i. 164; sem skapligt var, as was due, Ld. 32: due, meet, deserved, skapligt erendi, Fms. viii. 90, Eb. 84; hann mun þykkjask eiga við oss skapligan fund, Fms. i. 309 (x. 356).

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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