Skrípi
Old Norse Dictionary - skrípi
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrípi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skrípi can mean:skrípi
- skrípi
- n., mostly only in plur. a grotesque monster, a goblin, phantom (with notion of absurdity, unreality, scurrility); stundum dreki, stundum ormr eðr önnur skaðsamlig skrípi, Fas. iii. 342; verði s. ok undr mikit, Nj. 20; skí ok s., Gsp.; þegar myrkva tók, sýndisk honum hverskyns skrípi, Grett. 115: þeir þoldu mikla skömm ok s., Stj. 436; hann var fjölkunnigr ok görði mörg s. ok undr, Bret. 14; þessu kvikendi … er þetta s. berr, glæpafull s., Gd. 3, Fas. iii. 620; ek hefi eigi séð meira s. en þú ert, 654; sel-s., a monster seal; orða-s., scurrilous language, buffoonery.
- skrípi
- COMPDS: skrípahöfuð, skrípalát, skrípatal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Gsp.
- Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)