KRAPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KRAPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KRAPPR

adj., kröpp, krappt, [see kreppa]:—strait, narrow, of a road or the like; kröpp leið, Skálda 169; komast í krappan stað, to get into straits, a saying, Fb. i. 311: naut., krappr sjór, a short, chopping sea: metaph., kröpp kaup, a scant bargain, Grett. (in a verse): of a person, sharp, crafty, kröpp var Guðrún, Am. 70. krappa-rúm, n. the ‘strait-room,’ a place in an ancient ship of war, the third from the stern, Fms. ii. 252, Fb. iii, 219.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᛒᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
naut.
nautical.
opp
opposed to.

Works & Authors

Am.
Auðunnar-máldagi. (J. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)

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