Skepna

Old Norse Dictionary - skepna

Meaning of Old Norse word "skepna" in English.

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

skepna Old Norse word can mean:

skepna: u, f. [skapa; Dan. skabning], a shape, form; með hverigri skepnu sem er, K. Þ. K. (begin.); eptir réttri skepnu, Fms. v. 347, Hom. 115.

skepna: 2. fate, destiny (Dan. skjebne), MS. 4. 8 (but rare).

skepna: II. a created thing, creature; sá Guð at þetta var allt saman góð skepna, Stj. 15; hann greindi skepnuna í tvær greinir, Rb. 78; Dróttinn Guð sá er allri skepnu stýrir, 623. 25, Lil. 6; alla skepnuna, … öll sýnilig skepna, Stj. 29, 30; englar … er æztir váru allrar Guðs skepnu, 656 C. i; skepnu en eigi skapara, Ver. 47; Guð skóp allar skepnur senn, Rb. 78; góð skepna, 677. 10; á enni sömu skepnu gékk Pétr þurrum fótum, of the sea, Greg. 58: compd., skepnu-dagr, the day of creation, Ver. 7.

skepna: 2. in mod. usage esp. cattle, livestock; fara vel með skepnurnar, engin lifandi skepna; skepnu-laus, without livestock; skepnu-höld, the keeping of livestock, and so on.

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

Abbreviations used:

begin.: beginning.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

S.: Saga.

compd.: compound.

l.: line.

esp.: especially.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Lil.: Lilja. (A. III.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ver.: Veraldar Saga. (E. II.)

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