Skap-lyndi
Old Norse Dictionary - skap-lyndi
Meaning of Old Norse word "skap-lyndi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- 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.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- 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.)