Skjappa
Old Norse Dictionary - skjappa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skjappa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skjappa
- u, f., mod. skeppa, [Dan. skjeppe; East Engl. skip], a bushel; skjöppur ok vágir, n. G. l. i. 126; fjórar skeppur, 136: a nickname, Fms. vii. 215.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛅᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)