Galpín

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Galpín

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 galpín

mod. galapín, n. [for. word; Scot. galopin = lackey], a merry fellow; þú ert mesta galapín!—a nickname, Sturl. iii. 209 C.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᛚᛒᛁᚾ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

for.
foreign.
l.
Linnæus.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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