Skaps-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Skaps-höfn

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 skaps-höfn (skaps-hǫfn)

f. mind, disposition; þeir feðgar vóru úlíkir í skapshöfnum, Fms. viii. 447, MS. 655 xi. 2; hann nennti eigi at hafa Erlend suðr þar lengr fyrir skapshafnar sakir, for the sake of his distemper, Sturl. i. 165.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛋ-ᚼᚢᚠᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
l.
Linnæus.
S.
South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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