Skaut-reip

Old Norse Dictionary - skaut-reip

Meaning of Old Norse word "skaut-reip" in English.

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

skaut-reip
n. the ‘sheet-rope,’ of a sail; við s. hvárt-tveggja, n. G. l. i. 199, Edda (Gl.)

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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