Lempa

Old Norse Dictionary - lempa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lempa"

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

lempa
ad, [a mod. for. word borrowed from the Dan. læmpe; cp. A. S. limpan]:—to temper, accommodate; lempa sig eptir e-u.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
for.
foreign.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

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