Rispa
Old Norse Dictionary - rispa
Meaning of Old Norse word "rispa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word rispa can mean:rispa
- rispa
- 1. að, [Scot. resp or risp; Engl. rasp], to scratch; klóra ok r., Stj. 77 (v. l.), freq. in mod. usage.
- rispa
- 2. u, f. a slight scratch, Nj. (Lat. Ed.) 163 (v. l.), freq. in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚱᛁᛋᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- f.
- feminine.
- Lat.
- Latin.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)