Hváptr

Old Norse Dictionary - hváptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hváptr"

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

hváptr: m., mod. hvoptr, the cheek, Lat. bucca; kemr á kinnina ok í hváptinn, Ísl. ii. 399; mér renna hróðrmál um hvápta, Húsd.; úrakaða hváptana, Orkn. 288, Fb. i. 395: the mouth, gape, Lat. rictus, of a beast, 416, 417, 530, SkS. 52, 53 new Ed.: the phrase, gott er at hafa tvá hváptana ok sitt með hverjum mæla, FaS. ii. 429, Þorst. S. St. 51; cp. kjaptr or kjöptr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Þorst. S. St.: Þorsteins-þáttr Stangarhöggs. (D. II.)

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