Hempa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hempa"

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

hempa

u, f. [hampr], a priest’s gown; missa hempuna, to be unfrocked, forfeit one’s priesthood. hempu-lauss, adj. without a priest’s gown.

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