Skap-brestr

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-brestr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-brestr"

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

skap-brestr
m. a fault of temper or mind, Hkr. iii. 274 (of insanity).

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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