Krapti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Krapti

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 krapti

a, m. [akin to kraptr], a bar, one of a ship’s timbers, a rib or knee, Edda (Gl.); eyri skal bæta fyrir krapta hvern, N. G. L. i. 100; krapta-valr, ‘timber-hawk,’ poët. a ship, Ó. H. (in a verse); the bar across the inside of a shield, cp. Gr. κανών, krapti geirbrúar, Vellekla: metaph., krapti skóla, the main pillar of a school, epithet of a bishop, Gd. 13.

2 krapti

II. = kraptr; hafa nokkurn krapta (acc.) aldrsins, Fms. xi. 14; hafa engu minna krapta, x. 318.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᚱᛅᛒᛏᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.: accusative.
ch: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
metaph.: metaphor, metaphorical.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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