Ham-hleypa

Old Norse Dictionary - ham-hleypa

Meaning of Old Norse word "ham-hleypa" in English.

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

ham-hleypa: u, f. a ‘ham-leaper,’ a witch that travels in hamfarir, Eg. 421, Fas. ii. 80, 390, Gullþ. 64: in mod. usage Icel. say, hann er mesta hamhleypa, he is a great h., works like a giant, of one who does great work in little time; hann er hamhleypa að skrifa, hamhleypa að vinna, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

þ.: þáttr.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

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