Húð-keipr

Old Norse Dictionary - húð-keipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "húð-keipr" in English.

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

húð-keipr
m. a canoe of skin, such as is used by the Esquimaux and savages of Vínland (America), Þorf. Karl. passim, Fs. 145, Fb. i. 541.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
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