Hvap

Old Norse Dictionary - hvap

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvap"

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

hvap
n. [cp. Goth. hwapjan = to suffocate, extinguish], dropsical flesh, holda-hvap. hvap-ligr, adj. dropsy-like, dropsical.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

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