Vápni

Old Norse Dictionary - vápni

Meaning of Old Norse word "vápni"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

vápni
a, m. a nickname, Landn.; whence local names, Vápnafjörðr, Vápnfirðingar, m. pl. the men from W., id.; Vápnfirðinga Saga, Fms. ii. 239. Vápnlingar or Væpnlingar, m. pl. descendants of Vápni, Landn. 254.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᛒᚾᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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