Galpín
Old Norse Dictionary - galpín
Meaning of Old Norse word "galpín"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- galpín
- mod. galapín, n. [for. word; Scot. galopin = lackey], a merry fellow; þú ert mesta galapín!—a nickname, Sturl. iii. 209 C.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛚᛒᛁᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- for.
- foreign.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)