Kempa
Old Norse Dictionary - kempa
Meaning of Old Norse word "kempa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kempa can mean:kempa
- kempa
- u, f., spelt kenpa:
- kempa
- I. [kappi], a champion, Dan. kjempe, Þiðr. 123, Stj. 384, Fms. viii. 158, x. 383, xi. 97, 389, 439.
- kempa
- II. [kampr], plur. kempur, the gunwale of a boat.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᛘᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)