Skopt

Old Norse Dictionary - skopt

Meaning of Old Norse word "skopt" in English.

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

skopt: n., better skoft, mod. skott, q. v.; [Ulf. skufts = τρίχες; O. H. G. skuft; Germ. schopf]:—hair; skopt heitir hár, Edda 109; skopt it svarta, Fbr. (in a verse); þó heilagt skopt, Edda (in a verse); only in poets; it remains in the pr. name Skopti, Hkr., Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pr.: proper, properly.

q. v.: quod vide.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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