RAUP

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

RAUP

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 RAUP

n. boasting, Grett. 131; karla raup, an old man’s boasting (‘when I was young’); whence the phrase, vera kominn á raups-aldrinn, to have reached the boasting time of old age.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛅᚢᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

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