Gapa
Old Norse Dictionary - gapa
Meaning of Old Norse word "gapa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- gapa
- pret. gapði, Edda 20, Mart. 118; and gapti, pres. gapi, Bs. i. 647; sup. gapat, imperat. gapi, Skm. 28: [Dan. gabe; Germ. gaffen]:—to gape, open the mouth wide, Edda l. c.; með gapanda munn, of a wolf, 41, Fms. iv. 57; með gapandi höfðum, Þórð. 94 new Ed.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Germ.
- German.
- imperat.
- imperative.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pres.
- present.
- pret.
- preterite.
- sup.
- supine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mart.
- Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
- Skm.
- Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)
- Þórð.
- Þórðar Saga hreðu. (D. V.)