Skörung-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - skörung-skapr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skörung-skapr" (or skǫrung-skapr) in English.

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

skörung-skapr (skǫrung-skapr): m. nobleness, manliness, generosity; með miklum ríkdóm ok skörungskap, Fms. xi. 317; líkligr til mikillar framkvæmdar ok skörungskapar, vii. 76; þú færðir þik með skörungskap í þína ætt, Glúm. 338; um ráða-görðir, vitsmuni ok allan skörungskap, Fs. 15.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skörung-skapr may be more accurately written as skǫrung-skapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

➞ See all works cited in the dictionary

Also available in related dictionaries:

This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.