Skarpr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skarpr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skarpr" in English.

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

skarpr Old Icelandic word can mean:

skarpr
a.
skarpr
1) scorched, pinched from dryness; með skörpum reipum, with hard ropes; s. belgr, a shrivelled skin; s. fiskr, dried (hard) fish;
skarpr
2) barren (landit er skarpt ok lítit matland);
skarpr
3) sharp, vehement, bitter (skörp deila); taka skarpara á, to pull sharper;
skarpr
4) tight, strong (skarpar álar þóttu þér Skrýmis vera);
skarpr
5) keen, sharp, of a weapon (skörp sverð).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛅᚱᛒᚱ

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