Keipr

Old Norse Dictionary - keipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "keipr"

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

Old Norse word keipr can mean:keipr

keipr
m. a rowlock, Edda (Gl.), Fms. vii. 66, freq.
keipr
II. = húðkeipr (q. v.), a canoe, Fb. i. 525, Skáld H. 4. 17, 20. keip-nagli, a, m. and keip-nef, n. a rowlock thrall, a rower.
keipr
III. metaph. fretful fits, of children; seldu mér hana keipa-stelpu þína, Snót 298.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Skáld H.
Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
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