Apa
Old Norse Dictionary - apa
Meaning of Old Norse word "apa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- apa
- að, [Engl. to ape; Germ. äffen = deludere], to mock, make sport of; margan hefir auðr apat (a proverb), ‘auri sacra fames,’ Sl. 34, cp. Hm. 74: pass., apask at e-u, to become the fool of, Sl. 62. Now, a. e-t epter, to mock or imitate as an ape: also, a. e-n útúr, to pervert one’s words in a mocking way.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pass.
- passive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Sl.
- Sólarljóð. (A. III.)