Skap-löstr
Old Norse Dictionary - skap-löstr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-löstr" (or skap-lǫstr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skap-löstr (skap-lǫstr)
- m. a fault in mind, temper or character, Fms. i. 33, Ó. H. 174, 175: depravity of mind, Sturl. i. 146.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skap-löstr may be more accurately written as skap-lǫstr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒ-ᛚᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)