Skripta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - skripta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "skripta" in English.

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

skripta Old Icelandic word can mean:

skripta
(að), v.
skripta
1) to shrive, confess, hear the confession of, with dat. (biskup fór at s. þeim);
skripta
2) to enjoin penance (s. e-m at vatnfasta);
skripta
3) to punish (váru sumir hálshöggnir, en sumum annan veg ~t);
skripta
4) with acc. to confess (s. sinar syndir);
skripta
5) refl., ~st við e-n, to confess to (~ðist S. við Þormóð prest); láta s., to go to confession.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛒᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-m
einhverjum.
acc.
accusative.

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