Drengskapr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - drengskapr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "drengskapr" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

drengskapr: (gen. -skapar), m. highmindedness, courage; falla með skap, to fall fighting bravely; með litlum skap, cowardly; þínum skap (manliness) skal ek við bregða.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᚾᚴᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ

Abbreviations used:

gen.: genitive.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

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