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.)