RIPTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

RIPTA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 RIPTA

t, to ‘rip up,’ invalidate a bargain or agreement; with acc., ripta kaup, Grág. i. 333, ii. 213; r. alla landsöluna, 214; engi maðr á at r. gjöf sína, i. 203; r. grip undan manni, Jb. 472; r. görð, id.: to break, fyrir-bjóðum ver þessa vára skipan at r. eðr rjúfa, D. N. i. 60:—to regain, of an estate, Kolskeggr ætlar mál frammi at hafa ok ripta fjórðung í Móeiðar-hváli, Nj. 102; ef undan honum riptisk at lögum þessi helmingr jarðar á Skriðulandi, Dipl. iii. 6; en svá mörg hundruð sem riptask í Torfa-stöðum, eða Skála-nesjum, þá skal Óláfr taka svá mörg hundruð upp í Bessa-stöðum, v. 23.

2 RIPTA

II. in mod. usage, with dat., ripta e-u.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛒᛏᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
pl.
plural.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Dipl.
Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)

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