Gapi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Gapi

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 gapi

a, m. a rash, reckless man, freq.; Icel. say, angr-gapi (q. v.), sólar-gapi, hann er mesti sólargapi, perhaps with reference to the Wolf and the Sun, Edda 7.

2 gapi

COMPDS: gapalegr, gapamuðr, gapaskapr, gapastokkr, gapuxi.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛒᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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