Skelpa
Old Norse Dictionary - skelpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skelpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skelpa
- u, f. [skálpr], a wry face; in the phrase, göra skelpur, to make a wry mouth, in crying, Fb. i. 566.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛚᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)