Definitions
Definitions
1 hreppa
t, [A. S. hreppan = tangere], to catch, obtain; nú fæ ek eigi þat af þér tekit er þú hefir hreppt, Grett. 114 A; þá hét hann á hinn sæla Þorlák biskup at hann skyldi skipit hreppa, that he might catch up the lost boat, Bs. i. 338; en er hann hreppti áverkann, when he caught the blow, was hit, Gullþ. 51; margr veit hverju hann sleppir en ekki hvað hann hreppir, a saying.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
hreppa
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "hreppa" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).