Skiptingr

Old Norse Dictionary - skiptingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skiptingr" in English.

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

skiptingr Old Norse word can mean:

skiptingr: m. a changeling (Germ. wechselbalg), an idiot, believed to have been substituted for the right child by fairies, Sks. 296, Fms. xi. 56, 445, Fas. ii. 341, Mar., Stj. 475; for the popular superstition see Maurer’s Volksagen.

skiptingr: 2. gramm. = semi-vocalis, the letters i and u, Skálda 170.

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

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

gramm.: grammar.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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