Garpr

Old Norse Dictionary - garpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "garpr" in English.

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

garpr Old Norse word can mean:

garpr
m. a warlike man, but often with the notion of a bravo, Grett. 155; g. eða afreksmaðr, Nj. 261; mikilúðligr ok g. enn mesti, Fms. xi. 78; garpar miklir ok afætor, 111, Fb. ii. 72, Vápn. 19, Bjarn. 34: even of a woman (virago), hón var væn kona ok g. mikill í skapi, Sturl. i. 148.
garpr
β. the name of an ox, Gullþ. 23, whence Garps-dalr, m. the name of a farm, Landn.: of a horse, hvat mun garprinn vilja er hann er heim kominn, Hrafn. 8.
garpr
γ. the Hanseatic traders in Sweden and Norway were in the Middle Ages called Garpar, D. n., Boldt, Verel.; hence Garpa-skuld, n. a debt due to the Garps, D. n.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
þ.
þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Bjarn.
Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Gullþ.
Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
Hrafn.
Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Boldt
Boldt. (J. II.)
D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
Verel.
Verelius, Index.
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