Dapra

Old Norse Dictionary - dapra

Meaning of Old Norse word "dapra" in English.

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

dapra
að, to become faint, in swimming; e-m daprar sund, he begins to sink, Njarð. 374; more usually dep. daprask, Fbr. 160, Fas. iii. 508.

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

Abbreviations used:

dep.
deponent.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
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