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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