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Reipa

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Definitions

3 definitions

1 reipa

að, to fasten with a rope: naut., var reipat tréit á skipinu, the mast was rigged, Fms. ix. 480, v. l.

2 reipa

2. reflex., ef þú reipask við at fara, if thou refuse to go, Fms. xi. 113.

3 reipa

II. in Dan. rebe, to ‘rope’ a field, to measure land with a rope.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

reipa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "reipa" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
l.
Linnæus.
n.
neuter.
naut.
nautical.
reflex
reflexive.
reflex.
reflexive.
v.
vide, verb.
v. l.
varia lectio.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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