Skapari
Old Norse Dictionary - skapari
Meaning of Old Norse word "skapari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skapari
- a, m. (skaperi, 623. 22), prop. a ‘shaper,’ but only used in a Biblical sense, the Maker, Creator, Edda (pref.), MS. 677. 2: freq. in mod. usage, the Bible, PasS., Vídal., Hymns; e. g. Skapari himins og jarðar, Skapari stjarna Herra hreinn, Einn Guð skapari allra sá, etc.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛅᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- pref.
- preface.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Vídal.
- Vídalíns-Postilla.