Fífl-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Fífl-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 fífl-skapr

m. folly, 625. 192; hence the phrase, hafa e-t í fiflskaparmálum, to speak vainly of a thing (viz. sacred things).

Runic Inscription

ᚠᛁᚠᛚ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.
masculine.
viz
videlicet.
viz.
videlicet.

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