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.)
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