Sjálf-skapa
Old Norse Dictionary - sjálf-skapa
Meaning of Old Norse word "sjálf-skapa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sjálf-skapa
- adj. ‘self-shaped,’ of one’s own -making; sums ertu s., some is of thy own making, thy own fault, Am. 64: in the phrase, sjálf-skapa-víti, n. pl., sjálfskapat víti, Ld. 140: any self-caused evil (það eru sjálskapa víti), for which no one is to blame but oneself.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛁᛅᛚᚠ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)