Skorpa
Old Norse Dictionary - skorpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skorpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skorpa
- u, f. [Dan. skorpe], a crust, as a nickname, Fms. vii. 304; skorpu-skalli, a nickname, 253: = skerpa (q. v.), vinna skorpu, í einni skorpu.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- f.
- feminine.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)