Hvepsa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvepsa"

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

hvepsa

að, [hváptr], to snap, snap at, bite.

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