Tapan
Old Norse Dictionary - tapan
Meaning of Old Norse word "tapan"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- tapan
- (mod. töpun), f. loss: tjón ok t., Stj.: perdition, Fms. ii. 48, passim in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛒᛅᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)