Skepti
Old Norse Dictionary - skepti
Meaning of Old Norse word "skepti"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skepti can mean:skepti
- skepti
- n. a shaft; tvennar tylptir örva, skefla eðr brodda, n. G. l. i. 201; var skeptið langt at spjótinu, Gísl. 101.
- skepti
- COMPDS: skeptiflétta, skeptismiðr, skeptivölr.
- skepti
- II. a handle; höggva sax af skepti, Grett. (in a verse); kníf-skepti, a knife-handle.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)