Skap-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-löstr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-löstr" (or skap-lǫstr) in English.

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

skap-löstr (skap-lǫstr): m. a fault in mind, temper or character, Fms. i. 33, Ó. H. 174, 175: depravity of mind, Sturl. i. 146.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skap-löstr may be more accurately written as skap-lǫstr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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

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