Tæpr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Tæpr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 tæpr

adj. scant, too short, too narrow, or the like; Kálfr gékk þá heldr tæpara, stopped more cautiously, Fb. ii. 360; ónýt er iðran tæp … ef þú í görðum glæp girnist að liggja, Pass. 8. 25; tók hann henni tæpt í mitt lær, Fas. ii. 234; spjótin tóku tæpt til hans, the spears scarcely reached him, Sturl. ii. 251: a path in the side of a mountain is said to be tæp: það er t. þriðjungr.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛅᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
opp
opposed to.

Works & Authors

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Pass.
Passiu-Sálmar.
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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