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.)
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