Gin-keyptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "gin-keyptr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

gin-keyptr

adj., in the phrase, vera ginkeyptr eptir e-u, to be eager for a thing, prop. open-mouthed as a fish for bait.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚾ-ᚴᛁᚢᛒᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements