Ein-hleypingr

Old Norse Dictionary - ein-hleypingr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ein-hleypingr" in English.

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

ein-hleypingr
m. one who goes alone, hence a vagabond or person without hearth or home (cp. Scot. landlouper), Hrafn. 13; e. félausir, Stj. 398. Judges ix. 4 (‘vain and light persons,’ A. V.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
Scot.
Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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