Knífs-skapt

Old Norse Dictionary - knífs-skapt

Meaning of Old Norse word "knífs-skapt"

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

knífs-skapt
(-skepti), n. = knífskepti, Fms. iii. 358, 391, Landn. 248.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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