Kaup-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-skapr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kaup-skapr
- m. stores of merchandise, wares, Eg. 41, Fms. i. 185; hafði hann með sér hæns ok seldi þau með öðrum kaupskap, Ísl. ii. 124:—mod. trade, trading.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)