Sköp

Meaning of Old Norse word "sköp" (or skǫp)

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

sköp (skǫp)

n. pl. weird, fate; see skap.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, sköp may be more accurately written as skǫp.

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