Skörung-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - skörung-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "skörung-skapr" (or skǫrung-skapr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- skörung-skapr (skǫrung-skapr)
- m. nobleness, manliness, generosity; með miklum ríkdóm ok skörungskap, Fms. xi. 317; líkligr til mikillar framkvæmdar ok skörungskapar, vii. 76; þú færðir þik með skörungskap í þína ætt, Glúm. 338; um ráða-görðir, vitsmuni ok allan skörungskap, Fs. 15.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, skörung-skapr may be more accurately written as skǫrung-skapr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚢᚾᚴ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)