Næpa
Old Norse Dictionary - næpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "næpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- næpa
- u, f. [A. S. næpe; Engl. -nip in turnip; Lat. napus], a turnip; næpum ok ertrum, H. E. i. 395; næpna-reitr, a turnip-bed, Gþl. 544.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛅᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- H. E.
- Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)