Skipa

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

skipa Old Icelandic word can mean:

skipa

I)

skipa

(að), v.

skipa

1) to arrange, place in order, draw up, with dat. (Egill ~ði svá mönnum þeim, er merkit báru); s. e-m fyrir e-t or yfir e-t, to put one in charge of; s. e-m hjá e-m, to assign a seat to one beside another (jarlinn ~ði þeim hjá Gunnlaugi); fig. to explain; s. draumi, to interpret a dream;

skipa

2) with acc. to take up, occupy; skipuðu konur pall, the women were seated on the pallr; hann ~ði öndvegi, he had his place in the high-seat; to arrange, array, s. fylking sína, to draw up one’s line of battle; var skjöldum ~t allt húsit um veggina, the walls were all hung with shields;

skipa

3) s. e-m e-t, to assign a thing to one (~ði hann nú allt land sínum sýslumönnum); also without dat. (Geirmundr ~r jarðir sínar á laun);

skipa

4) to man (skipuðu þeir skipin sem bezt); ek skal s. húskörlum mínum annat skipit, I will man one of them with my house-carles;

skipa

5) s. til e-s, to arrange, make ready for (s. til atlögu); s. til búa sinna, to put one’s household in order; þó mun eigi of ~t til ánna, there will not be too many rams for the ewes;

skipa

6) to change; bið hann, at þit skipit máldaga, ask him to change the bargain;

skipa

7) reflex., ~st, to draw up (gengu þeir þá inn allir ok skipuðust í dyrrin); skipuðust menn þar í sæti, the men took their seats; to undergo a change (mart hefir ~zt í Haukadal, ok vertu varr um þik); s. á betri leið, to change for the better; s. við e-t, to yield to, he moved by (s. við orð, fortölur e-s); s. við orðsending e-s, to answer to one’s call; þenna kost gerðum, vér Hákoni, ~ðist hann vel við, he took it in good part; impers., var heitit fyrir henni mörgu, ok ~ðist henni ekki viðr, it had no effect.

skipa

II)

skipa

(að), v., s. e-t upp, to unload (þeir tóku land ok skipuðu þar upp).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᛁᛒᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary
• Old Swedish - K.F Söderwall's Dictionary