Hváptr

Old Norse Dictionary - hváptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hváptr" in English.

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

hváptr
m., mod. hvoptr, the cheek, Lat. bucca; kemr á kinnina ok í hváptinn, Ísl. ii. 399; mér renna hróðrmál um hvápta, Húsd.; úrakaða hváptana, Orkn. 288, Fb. i. 395: the mouth, gape, Lat. rictus, of a beast, 416, 417, 530, SkS. 52, 53 new Ed.: the phrase, gott er at hafa tvá hváptana ok sitt með hverjum mæla, FaS. ii. 429, Þorst. S. St. 51; cp. kjaptr or kjöptr.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Þorst. S. St.
Þorsteins-þáttr Stangarhöggs. (D. II.)
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