Skjóplask

Old Norse Dictionary - skjóplask

Meaning of Old Norse word "skjóplask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

skjóplask
að, dep., not to be spelt skjöplast, as is seen both from the spelling of the vellum (o, not au, or ), and also from the mod. popular form skjátla, which is a corruption from skjápla, a form which occurs in Norske Saml. v. 158:—to be upset, fail, at eigi skjóplisk, Sks. 86 new Ed.; at engi skjóplisk í einorðinni við annan, Ó. H. 6l; svá at aldri skjóplaðisk (skjöpl- Ed.) okkur vinátta, Fms. vii. 64; kvað Sigmundr hann skjóplaz (skjöpl- Ed.) hafa í ferðinni til Noregs, ii. 114; mun Óðinn vilja skjóplaz í sigrgjöfinni við mik, Fas. i. 380; aldri síðan skal ek skjóplask í yðvarri þjónustu, Fms. via. 369.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᚢᛒᛚᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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