Happ

Old Norse Dictionary - happ

Meaning of Old Norse word "happ"

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

Old Norse word happ can mean:happ

happ
n. [cp. Engl. hap, happy], good luck, but with the notion of hap, chance, as is well said in the ditty, hamingjan býr í hjarta manns | höpp eru ytri gæði, Núm. 2. 87; þá varð minna happit en ek vilda, Fms. i. 182; happa fullting, ‘hap-help,’ Deus ex machina, vi. 165; happ sótti þik nú en brátt mun annat, gættu at þér verði þat eigi at úhappi, Landn. 146; til happs ok heilla sátta (allit.), for good hap and health, Grág. ii. 21: in the saying, sá skal hafa happ er hlotið hefir, Eb. 24; úhapp, mishap.
happ
COMPDS: happadrjúgr, happamikill, happaráð, happaverk, happauðigr, happfróðr, happlauss, happsamr, happskeytr, happmildr, happsnauðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.
alliteration, alliterative.
cp.
compare.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
lit.
literally.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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