Skap

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skap

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skap" in English.

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

skap Old Icelandic word can mean:

skap
n.
skap
1) state, condition;
skap
at því ~i, in the same proportion;
skap
hélt þat vel ~i, meðan hón lifði, it kept a good state whilst she lived;
skap
2) condition of mind, temper, mood;
skap
þat er ekki mitt ~, it is not my turn of mind;
skap
vera (með) illu ~i, to be in an angry mood;
skap
bregða ~i við e-t, renna e-m í ~, to take to heart, be much affected by (rann honum mjök í ~ sá atburðr);
skap
koma ~i við e-n, to agree with, het on with (engi kann við mik ~i koma);
skap
koma ~i (eiga ~) saman, to have minds alike (þit eigit meirr ~ saman);
skap
hafa ekki ~ til e-s, to have no mind to do a thing;
skap
hógværr í ~i, mild of temper;
skap
lítill í ~i, of small mind, faint-hearted;
skap
gera sér e-t í ~, to take into one’s head;
skap
vera e-m (vel) at ~i, vera nær ~i e-s, to be to one’s mind;
skap
e-t fellr e-m vel í ~, one likes, is pleased with;
skap
gera e-t til ~s e-m, to do a thing to please one.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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