Skapnaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - skapnaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skapnaðr" in English.

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

skapnaðr Old Norse word can mean:

skapnaðr: m. a shape, form, freq. in mod. usage.

skapnaðr: 2. what is due, propriety; mér þykkir jafnt s. at verki komi verka í mót, Bjarn. 46; skapnaðar-eyrendi, a due errand, Fms. viii. 90, 221, Lv. 79; skapnaðar virðing, due honour, Eg. 739.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.: Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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