Skepti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skepti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skepti

n. a shaft; tvennar tylptir örva, skefla eðr brodda, N. G. L. i. 201; var skeptið langt at spjótinu, Gísl. 101.

2 skepti

COMPDS: skeptiflétta, skeptismiðr, skeptivölr.

3 skepti

II. a handle; höggva sax af skepti, Grett. (in a verse); kníf-skepti, a knife-handle.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Gísl.
Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
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