Reipa

Old Norse Dictionary - reipa

Meaning of Old Norse word "reipa"

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

Old Norse word reipa can mean:reipa

reipa
að, to fasten with a rope: naut., var reipat tréit á skipinu, the mast was rigged, Fms. ix. 480, v. l.
reipa
2. reflex., ef þú reipask við at fara, if thou refuse to go, Fms. xi. 113.
reipa
II. in Dan. rebe, to ‘rope’ a field, to measure land with a rope.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
naut.
nautical.
v.
vide.
v. l.
varia lectio.
reflex.
retlexive.
Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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