Skapan

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skapan

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skapan" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

skapan: skapan, f. 1) Dannen, Gjerning, Skabelse; A. ok E. - géngu af guðs boðorðumá sjalfum fyrsta degi sínnar skapanarStj. 4113. 2) Dannelse, Figur, Udseende, = skepna 1; Kjartan var manna fríð-astr at allri skapan þeirra, er fœzsthafa á Íslandi Flat. I, 3089; hann var- líkr móður sínni bæði at skaplyndiok sköpun Fld. III, 19519; þú spurðirmik í vetr, hversu þeir menn væri ískapan, sem íllr væri sjórinn dvs. hvor-ledes de se ud, som plages af Søsyge, Bp. I, 79725. 3) Skabning, skabt Ting, = skepna 2; í annan stað skipaði hannok sundrskipti sínni skapan Stj. 519.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᛆᛕᛆᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

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