Happ

Old Norse Dictionary - happ

Meaning of Old Norse word "happ" in English.

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

happ Old Norse word can mean:

happ: n. [cp. Engl. hap, happy], good luck, but with the notion of hap, chance, as is well said in the ditty, hamingjan býr í hjarta manns | höpp eru ytri gæði, Núm. 2. 87; þá varð minna happit en ek vilda, Fms. i. 182; happa fullting, ‘hap-help,’ Deus ex machina, vi. 165; happ sótti þik nú en brátt mun annat, gættu at þér verði þat eigi at úhappi, Landn. 146; til happs ok heilla sátta (allit.), for good hap and health, Grág. ii. 21: in the saying, sá skal hafa happ er hlotið hefir, Eb. 24; úhapp, mishap.

happ: COMPDS: happadrjúgr, happamikill, happaráð, happaverk, happauðigr, happfróðr, happlauss, happsamr, happskeytr, happmildr, happsnauðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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