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.)