Krappr

Old Norse Dictionary - krappr

Meaning of Old Norse word "krappr"

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

krappr: adj., kröpp, krappt, [see kreppa]:—strait, narrow, of a road or the like; kröpp leið, Skálda 169; komast í krappan stað, to get into straits, a saying, Fb. i. 311: naut., krappr sjór, a short, chopping sea: metaph., kröpp kaup, a scant bargain, Grett. (in a verse): of a person, sharp, crafty, kröpp var Guðrún, Am. 70. krappa-rúm, n. the ‘strait-room,’ a place in an ancient ship of war, the third from the stern, Fms. ii. 252, Fb. iii, 219.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

naut.: nautical.

Works & Authors cited:

Am.: Atla-mál. (A. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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