Skap-lyndi

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-lyndi

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

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

skap-lyndi: f. mind, temper, disposition, Nj. 112, Eg. 34, 84, 195, Fms. vi. 431, vii. 113, 150, Ísl. ii. 217, Lv. 24, Ó. H. 32; slíkt er ekki við s. Þorsteins, ‘tis not at all to Th.’s mind, Ísl. ii. 216; nær mínu s., Fms. i. 42; hafa ekki s. til, he could not bear, was too proud to do it, Ó. H. 47, Eg. 525; þó at þú görir þik svá fyrir skaplyndar (sic) sakir, for humour’s sake, Háv. 43 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Th.: Theophilus. (F. III.)

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