Vá-skapaðr

Old Norse Dictionary - vá-skapaðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vá-skapaðr" in English.

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

vá-skapaðr
m. a ‘woe-shaper,’ woe-maker, the terrible, Hým.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hým.
Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
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