Geipan

Old Norse Dictionary - geipan

Meaning of Old Norse word "geipan" in English.

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

geipan
f. brag, nonsense, Sturl. i. 207, Lv. 60, Glúm. 342.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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