Sif-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - sif-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sif-skapr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sif-skapr
- m. affinity, as opp. to frændsemi, N. G. L. i. 148, 382, H. E. i. 481, MS. 671. 17: varla má þat vel allt saman vera sakir ok sifskapir, N. G. L. i. 187; en ef þau skiljask fyrir þann sifskap, at karlmanns völd hafa til komit, Jb. 127.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᚠ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- opp.
- opposed.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)