Dapra
Old Norse Dictionary - dapra
Meaning of Old Norse word "dapra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- dapra
- að, to become faint, in swimming; e-m daprar sund, he begins to sink, Njarð. 374; more usually dep. daprask, Fbr. 160, Fas. iii. 508.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛒᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- dep.
- deponent.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Njarð.
- Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)