Hrópa

Old Norse Dictionary - hrópa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrópa" in English.

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

hrópa Old Norse word can mean:

hrópa: að, [Ulf. hrôpjan = κράζειν; A. S. hreôpan; Hel. hrôpan; Scot. roup or rope; O. H. G. hruofan; Germ. rufen; Dutch roepen; Dan. raabe]:—to slander, defame a person, Nj. 68, Eg. 62, Landn. 238, Stj. 192, Str. 15, Orkn. 120, Anal. 175, Ísl. ii. 238.

hrópa: II. [Germ. rufen], to cry, call aloud, freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

Hel.: Heliand.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Anal.: Analecta. (D. II.)

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

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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