Skripta
Old Norse Dictionary - skriptaMeaning of Old Norse word "skripta" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
skripta Old Norse word can mean:
- skripta
- að, to shrive, hear confession; gékk biskup til Ásbjarnar ok skriptaði honum, Ó. H. 118; sá maðr er skriptað var, K. Á. 148.
- skripta
- 2. to enjoin penance; skripta e-m at vatnfasta, Sturl. ii. 252; skal biskup skripta henni af landi brott, N. G. l. i. 376.
- skripta
- 3. to punish, in a secular sense, vóru sumir háls-höggnir en sumum annan veg skriptað, Fms. x. 96, v. l.; Annes bað þá Skotana at skripta Hrólfi, Fas. iii. 355, so in mod. usage in a comic sense.
- skripta
- 4. to confess; skripta sínar syndir, Stat. 300.
- skripta
- II. reflex. to go to confession; hann skriptaðisk við Sigurð djákn, Sturl. ii. 228; ok skriptaðisk síðan vandliga, Bs. i. 317: skriptaðr, part. shriven, K. Á. 22, Sturl. ii. 134.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛒᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- part.
- participle.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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