Raptr
Old Norse Dictionary - raptr
Meaning of Old Norse word "raptr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word raptr can mean:raptr
- raptr
- m. [Engl. rafter], a rafter, Eb. 224, Gullþ. 17; þeir víggyrðn kirkju-garðinn með röptum, Sturl. i. 185; krók-r., birki-r.
- raptr
- 2. rafters, the roof, ceiling; hann stakk Gríðar-veli upp í raptana, Edda 61, Am. 62, Hom. 95; hann lá úti á herskipum, svá at hann kom eigi undir sótkan rapt, Orkn. 478, cp. Yngl. S. ch. 34; inn-raptar, q. v.:—a local name, Rapta-hlíð, Sturl.
- raptr
- COMPDS: raptabulungr, raptskógr, raptviðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛅᛒᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- ch.
- chapter.
- cp.
- compare.
- n.
- neuter.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Yngl. S.
- Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)