Álpask

Old Norse Dictionary - álpask

Meaning of Old Norse word "álpask"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

álpask
að, qs. aplast, to walk like a hack-horse, then, to walk awkwardly; austr at Horni ok út á haf, álpuðu þeir frá landi, Skíða R. 54.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛚᛒᛅᛋᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

qs.
quasi.
R.
Rimur.

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