Gap-ripur
Old Norse Dictionary - gap-ripur
Meaning of Old Norse word "gap-ripur"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gap-ripur
- f. pl., or gap-riplar, m. pl. an απ. λεγ., for the reading vide Johnson. Nj. Lat. l. c., gaping, staring with open mouth, Nj. (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛒ-ᚱᛁᛒᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- f.
- feminine.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)