Gap-ripur

Old Norse Dictionary - gap-ripur

Meaning of Old Norse word "gap-ripur" in English.

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

gap-ripur
f. pl., or gap-riplar, m. pl. an απ. λεγ., for the reading vide Johnson. Nj. Lat. l. c., gaping, staring with open mouth, Nj. (in a verse).

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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