Skripta

Old Norse Dictionary - skripta

Meaning of Old Norse word "skripta"

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

Old Norse word skripta can mean:skripta

skripta
að, to shrive, hear confession; gékk biskup til Ásbjarnar ok skriptaði honum, Ó. H. 118; sá maðr er skriptað var, K. Á. 148.
skripta
2. to enjoin penance; skripta e-m at vatnfasta, Sturl. ii. 252; skal biskup skripta henni af landi brott, N. G. l. i. 376.
skripta
3. to punish, in a secular sense, vóru sumir háls-höggnir en sumum annan veg skriptað, Fms. x. 96, v. l.; Annes bað þá Skotana at skripta Hrólfi, Fas. iii. 355, so in mod. usage in a comic sense.
skripta
4. to confess; skripta sínar syndir, Stat. 300.
skripta
II. reflex. to go to confession; hann skriptaðisk við Sigurð djákn, Sturl. ii. 228; ok skriptaðisk síðan vandliga, Bs. i. 317: skriptaðr, part. shriven, K. Á. 22, Sturl. ii. 134.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
part.
participle.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

K. Á.
Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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