Kapp-drægt

Old Norse Dictionary - kapp-drægt

Meaning of Old Norse word "kapp-drægt"

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

kapp-drægt
adj. hard to pull; varð þeim k. í leiknum, it was a hard contest, Bs. i. 620; kvað þeim þetta mundu k., it would be a hard task, Nj. loo.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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