Fordæðu-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - fordæðu-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "fordæðu-skapr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- fordæðu-skapr
- m. witchcraft, sorcery, Hom. 86, Bs. ii. 97, N. G. L. i. 182, defined K. Þ. K. 76:—objects used for sorcery, N. G. L. i. 351.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱᛏᛅᚦᚢ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)