Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skapan

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 skapan

and sköpun, f. a shape, form; fríðr at allri skapan, Fms. ii. 19; líkr móður sinni at skaplyndi ok sköpun, iii. 195; þú, prestr, spurðir mik, hversu þeir menn væri í skapan sem íllr er sjórinn … sá er gráleitr ok þunnleitr sem þú ert, Bs. i. 797: an order, precept, H. E. i. 386: allit., skapan ok skipan, Stj. 5.

2 skapan

II. creation; Adam ok Eva á fyrsta degi sinnar skapanar, Stj. 41: passim in mod. usage, esp. in the Bible, Pass., Vídal.; sköpunar verk, creation.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

skapan

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "skapan" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
f.: feminine.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
Pass.: Passiu-Sálmar.
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)
Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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