Skepti

Old Norse Dictionary - skepti

Meaning of Old Norse word "skepti" in English.

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

skepti Old Norse word can mean:

skepti: n. a shaft; tvennar tylptir örva, skefla eðr brodda, n. G. l. i. 201; var skeptið langt at spjótinu, Gísl. 101.

skepti: COMPDS: skeptiflétta, skeptismiðr, skeptivölr.

skepti: II. a handle; höggva sax af skepti, Grett. (in a verse); kníf-skepti, a knife-handle.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛏᛁ
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:

Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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