Af-skapligr
Old Norse Dictionary - af-skapligr
Meaning of Old Norse word "af-skapligr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- af-skapligr
- adj. [skapligr], misshapen, monstrous, huge, shocking; a. áfelli, shocking accident, Stj. 90; herfiligr ok a., 655 xiii. A. i; a. ok úmannligt, Stj. 272; a. úmenska, Fms. ii. 225, K. Á. (App.) 230.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚠ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛚᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)