Vef-sköpt

Old Norse Dictionary - vef-sköpt

Meaning of Old Norse word "vef-sköpt" (or vef-skǫpt) in English.

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

vef-sköpt (vef-skǫpt)
n. pl. the foot-piece in a loom, Björn.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, vef-sköpt may be more accurately written as vef-skǫpt.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
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