Angr-gapi

Old Norse Dictionary - angr-gapi

Meaning of Old Norse word "angr-gapi" in English.

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

angr-gapi
a, m. a rude, silly fool, [the French gobemouche], Bs. i. 806, Mag. 64 (Ed.); sem a. at svara fólsku tignum mönnum, Sturl. iii. 138.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Mag.
Magus Saga. (G. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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