Þegnskapr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - þegnskapr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "þegnskapr" in English.

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

þegnskapr Old Icelandic word can mean:

þegnskapr
m.
þegnskapr
1) honour; leggja (fela) e-t undir þegnskap sinn, to swear upon one’s honour, pledge one’s honour to a thing;
þegnskapr
2) liberality, generosity (honum eyddist fé fyrir-skapar sakir); reyna þegnskap Flosa, to put Flosi’s generosity to the proof.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚴᚾᛋᚴᛅᛒᚱ

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
e-t
eitthvat.

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