Skapan

Old Norse Dictionary - skapan

Meaning of Old Norse word "skapan" in English.

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

skapan Old Norse word can mean:

skapan: and sköpun, f. a shape, form; fríðr at allri skapan, Fms. ii. 19; líkr móður sinni at skaplyndi ok sköpun, iii. 195; þú, prestr, spurðir mik, hversu þeir menn væri í skapan sem íllr er sjórinn … sá er gráleitr ok þunnleitr sem þú ert, Bs. i. 797: an order, precept, H. E. i. 386: allit., skapan ok skipan, Stj. 5.

skapan: II. creation; Adam ok Eva á fyrsta degi sinnar skapanar, Stj. 41: passim in mod. usage, esp. in the Bible, Pass., Vídal.; sköpunar verk, creation.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

f.: feminine.

lit.: literally.

esp.: especially.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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