Skap-deild

Old Norse Dictionary - skap-deild

Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-deild"

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

skap-deild
f. good nature, Nj. 139, v. l.; hann var lítill skapdeildar-maðr, he was but little master of his temper, Grett. 90.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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