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.)
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