Skerpa

Old Norse Dictionary - skerpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skerpa" in English.

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

skerpa Old Norse word can mean:

skerpa
1. t, to sharpen.
skerpa
2. u, f. [skarpr], sharpness: = skorpa, lota, með fyrstu skerpu, in the first charge, onslaught. Thom. 482.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

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