Krabbi
Old Norse Dictionary - krabbi
Meaning of Old Norse word "krabbi"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- krabbi
- a, m. a crab; k. gengr öfugr löngum, Rb. 100, Stj. 91, Al. 168, Pr. 477; krabbinn segir son sinn við, sífellt gengr þú út á hlið, a ditty: a nickname, Sturl. iii. 246: of the zodiac, Rb. (1812) 16; as also krabba-mark (-merki), n. id., Rb. 100, MS. 732. 4: krabba-mein, n., medic. a cancer.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛅᛒᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)