Troll-skapr
Old Norse Dictionary - troll-skapr
Meaning of Old Norse word "troll-skapr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- troll-skapr
- m. = trolldómr, the being a troll; eigi er þat trollskapr at maðr þoli sár, Ísl. ii. 365, Fs. 43: witchery, berja grjóti í hel fyrir fjölkyngi ok trollskap, Landn. 236; hann verr hauginn með trollskap, Gullþ. 6, Karl. 241.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᚢᛚᛚ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- þ.
- þáttr.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)