Klækis-skapr

Old Norse Dictionary - klækis-skapr

Meaning of Old Norse word "klækis-skapr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

klækis-skapr
m. baseness, cowardice, Fms. xi. 270, Lv. 50.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᛅᚴᛁᛋ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
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