Hripa

Old Norse Dictionary - hripa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hripa"

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

hripa
að, to leak much; þá hripar allt, or það hrip-lekr, it leaks fast: metaph. to write hurriedly, h. bréf; það er hripað í mesta flýtri.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

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