For-hleypi
Old Norse Dictionary - for-hleypi
Meaning of Old Norse word "for-hleypi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- for-hleypi
- n. a ‘fore-leaping,’ in the phrase, hafa e-n at forhleypi, or at forhleypis-manni, to use one as a ‘fore-leaper,’ i. e. as a cat’s paw, Nj. 224, Sturl. i. 181.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚠᚢᚱ-ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)