Tæpr
Old Norse Dictionary - tæpr
Meaning of Old Norse word "tæpr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tæpr
- adj. scant, too short, too narrow, or the like; Kálfr gékk þá heldr tæpara, stopped more cautiously, Fb. ii. 360; ónýt er iðran tæp … ef þú í görðum glæp girnist að liggja, Pass. 8. 25; tók hann henni tæpt í mitt lær, Fas. ii. 234; spjótin tóku tæpt til hans, the spears scarcely reached him, Sturl. ii. 251: a path in the side of a mountain is said to be tæp: það er t. þriðjungr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)