Skreppa
Old Norse Dictionary - skreppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "skreppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word skreppa can mean:skreppa
- skreppa
- skrapp, skruppu; subj. skryppi; part. skroppinn:—to slip; skruppu honum fætr, his feet slipped, FmS. viii. 75, 393, Nj. 114; honum urðu lausar hendrnar ok skruppu af fanga-stakkinum, the hands slipped, lost hold, Ísl. ii. 447; ermarnar skruppu af höndunum fram, FmS. viii. 358, v. l.; skruppu ór tennr fjórar, Skíða R. 142.
- skreppa
- 2. to slip away, absent oneself; þá er mín er vandligast gætt, þá skrepp ek í brott, MS. 4. 22; margir bæjar-menn skruppu inn í garða sína ok í hús, skulked away into their houses, Fagrsk. 165; hafa skroppit þar um lyng, HkR. iii. 376, v. l. (= kropit): in mod. usage, to start, move quickly, eg ætla að skreppa inn snöggvast, bíddu meðan eg skrepp inn at sækja vetlingana, and the like.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- part.
- participle.
- R.
- Rimur.
- subj.
- subjunctive.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- mod.
- modern.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fagrsk.
- Fagrskinna. (K. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)