Skolptr

Old Norse Dictionary - skolptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skolptr" in English.

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

skolptr: m., spelt thus, Fms. vi. 180 (in a verse), and ii. 259, v. l.; sounded and spelt skoltr; [akin to the preceding word]:—a snout, of a dog, dragon, or the like; skeið bar skolpt inn rauða, Fms. vi. (in a verse); gnöptu skoltar, ii. 259 (in a verse); hann lýstr á skoltinn hesti sínum, Þorst. St. 48; kom broddrinn í auga hestinum, ok hljóp augat út á skoltinn, … augat var frosit á skoltinum, Bs. i. 608: of the human face, hón var steinblind … hón bar vatnið upp í skoltana, ok þóttisk linan af fá er kallt var, ii. 169; ljótan skolt, langa trjónu, Fas. iii. 37 (in a verse); Skíða sló á skoltinn enn, Skíða R. 142.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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