Þegn-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - þegn-skapr

Meaning of Old Norse word "þegn-skapr" in English.

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

þegn-skapr Old Norse word can mean:

þegn-skapr: m. an honour, = Germ. ehre, as a law phrase; in the law phrase, leggja e-t undir þ. sinn, to swear upon one’s honour, Grág. i. 29, Nj. 150; þegnskapar lagning, and þegnskapar-lagningar-eiðr, an oath upon one’s honour, Grág. i. 30, 321.

þegn-skapr: 2. liberality, generosity; en er honum eyddisk fé fyrir þegnskapar sakir, Vapn. (begin.); hann var vel fjár-eigandi en lítill í þegnskap, Fbr. 35; fara til Svínafells ok reyna þegnskap Flosa (hospitality), Nj. 282.

þegn-skapr: 3. the allegiance of a þegn (II). þegnskapar-maðr, m. a liberal, open-handed man, Grett. 106 A.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

þ.: þáttr.

begin.: beginning.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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