Drep
Old Norse Dictionary - drep
Meaning of Old Norse word "drep"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word drep can mean:drep
- drep
- n. [A. S. drepe; Germ. treff], a smart, blow; the legal bearing of this word is defined Grág. Vsl. ch. 10–13; wound and ‘drep’ are distinguished—þat ero sár er þar blæðir sem á kom, en drep ef annars-staðar blæðir, ch. 51, cp. n. G. l. i. og, 164, Eb. ch. 23: trail, vide dögg.
- drep
- 2. slaying, killing, = dráp, Grág. Vsl. ch. in.
- drep
- 3. plague, pest, = drep-sótt, Stj. 546, Bret. 46, SkS. 731 B: a malignant disease, n. G. l. i. 145; metaph., Al. 86.
- drep
- 4. medic. mortification, gangrene, FmS. iii. 184. ix. 36, BS. i. 346, Fél. ix. 207.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚱᛁᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Vsl.
- Vígslóði. (B. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fél.
- Félags-rit.
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)