Skap-styggr

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-styggr

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

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

skap-styggr
adj. irritable, excited, Eb. 258, Grett. 76 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
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