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Skepti

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3 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.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

skepti

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

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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