Skelpa

Old Norse Dictionary - skelpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skelpa" in English.

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

skelpa
u, f. [skálpr], a wry face; in the phrase, göra skelpur, to make a wry mouth, in crying, Fb. i. 566.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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