Skrópar

Old Norse Dictionary - skrópar

Meaning of Old Norse word "skrópar" in English.

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

skrópar Old Norse word can mean:

skrópar
m. pl. [akin to skrípi?], a juggle, sham, hypocrisy; hræsni ok skrópar (rendering of hypocrisis), Hom. 27, Mar. 220: in mod. usage a feigned illness or the like, það eru ekki nema skrópar.
skrópar
COMPDS: skrópamaðr, skrópasótt.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
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