Skálpr

Old Norse Dictionary - skálpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skálpr"

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

Old Norse word skálpr can mean:skálpr

skálpr
m. a leather sheath; varð laust sverðit, Sigurðr héit um skálpinn, Sturl. iii. 163; þeir átu skálpana af sverðum sínum, Fms. viii. 436; drag sverðit ór skálpinum, Karl. 72; skálp-hús, in a pun, Krók.
skálpr
II. a kind of boat or ship, Edda (Gl.); hence perhaps, Skálp-eið, the name of an isthmus in the Orkneys, Orkn.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Krók.
Króka Refs Saga. (D. V.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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