KÁPA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KÁPA

u, f. [A. S. cappe; Engl. cape, cope; O. H. G. chappa; Germ. kappe; Dan. kaabe; also the Romance languages, from the mid. Lat. cappa]:—a cowled cloak, cloak with a hood, Fms. iv. 166, Nj. 143, Eg. 726, Jb. 187; blá kápa, Gísl. 37; kápu-ermr, -höttr, -skaut, -gríma, a cope’s sleeve, hood, lap, Eb. 250, Bs. i. 623, Band. 33 new Ed., Fas. i. 143, ii. 133, Gísl. 37, Háv. 45; loð-kápa, a furred cloak, Fms. vii. 19; tvíbyrð kápa, Rétt. 2. 10; kantara-kápa, q. v.: the phrase, honum verðr ekki kápan úr því klæðinu, he will never get a cloak of that cloth = he will fail, be disappointed in that.

2 KÁPA

2. the cover of a book, (mod.)

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
ch: chapter.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mid. Lat.: Middle Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
q. v.: quod vide.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Band.: Banda-manna Saga. (D. II.)
Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Háv.: Hávarðar Saga. (D. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

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KÁPA

KÁPA

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