Skrópar
Old Norse Dictionary - skrópar
Meaning of Old Norse word "skrópar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skrópar can mean:skrópar
- skrópar
- m. pl. [akin to skrípi?], a juggle, sham, hypocrisy; hræsni ok skrópar (rendering of hypocrisis), Hom. 27, Mar. 220: in mod. usage a feigned illness or the like, það eru ekki nema skrópar.
- skrópar
- COMPDS: skrópamaðr, skrópasótt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᚢᛒᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)