Skap-lyndi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skap-lyndi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skap-lyndi

f. mind, temper, disposition, Nj. 112, Eg. 34, 84, 195, Fms. vi. 431, vii. 113, 150, Ísl. ii. 217, Lv. 24, Ó. H. 32; slíkt er ekki við s. Þorsteins, ‘tis not at all to Th.’s mind, Ísl. ii. 216; nær mínu s., Fms. i. 42; hafa ekki s. til, he could not bear, was too proud to do it, Ó. H. 47, Eg. 525; þó at þú görir þik svá fyrir skaplyndar (sic) sakir, for humour’s sake, Háv. 43 new Ed.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᛒ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Háv.
Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Th.
Theophilus. (F. III.)

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