Sjálf-skapa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Sjálf-skapa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 sjálf-skapa

adj. ‘self-shaped,’ of one’s own -making; sums ertu s., some is of thy own making, thy own fault, Am. 64: in the phrase, sjálf-skapa-víti, n. pl., sjálfskapat víti, Ld. 140: any self-caused evil (það eru sjálskapa víti), for which no one is to blame but oneself.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors

Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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