Troll-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - troll-skapr

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

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

troll-skapr: m. = trolldómr, the being a troll; eigi er þat trollskapr at maðr þoli sár, Ísl. ii. 365, Fs. 43: witchery, berja grjóti í hel fyrir fjölkyngi ok trollskap, Landn. 236; hann verr hauginn með trollskap, Gullþ. 6, Karl. 241.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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