skeppssättning

Swedish

Etymology

Compound of skepp (“ship”) +‎ -s- +‎ sättning (“setting”). First attested in 1842.

Noun

skeppssättning c

  1. (archaeology) A stone ship, a ship setting; slabs or stones in the shape of a boat or ship, part of an early Northern European burial custom.

References

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