Skapt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skapt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skapt" in English.

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

skapt Old Icelandic word can mean:

skapt
n.
skapt
1) shaft, missile; skjóta ~i í móti e-m, to shoot a shaft against, to withstand;
skapt
2) handle, haft, of an axe, hammer; shaft, pole of a spear (cf. hamar~, øxar~, spjót~);
skapt
3) a shaft-shaped thing, e. g. a comet’s tail, the beam in a weaver’s loom, a peak on a helmet.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-m
einhverjum.
f.
feminine.

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