Orð-skrípi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Orð-skrípi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 orð-skrípi

n. scurrility; mælti hann hin mestu o. (foul language) áðr hann væri hengdr, Fms. vii. 303; en hafa eigi hvert o. (every bad phrase) þat sem fornskáldin nýttu, Skálda 160.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚱᛏ-ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛒᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

lit
literally.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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