Rauð-kápa

Old Norse Dictionary - rauð-kápa

Meaning of Old Norse word "rauð-kápa"

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

rauð-kápa
u, f. a red cape or cope. rauðkápu-maðr, m. the man in the red cope, Fms. vi. 131.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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