Skaps-löstr

Old Norse Dictionary - skaps-löstr

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

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

skaps-löstr (skaps-lǫstr)
m. = skaplöstr, Sturl. i. 146.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛋ-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:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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