Kæpa
Old Norse Dictionary - kæpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kæpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kæpa can mean:kæpa
- kæpa
- 1. u, f. [kópr], a female seal with young, freq. in mod. usage: a nickname, Fms.
- kæpa
- 2. t, to have young, of a seal.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)