Kaup-angr

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-angr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kaup-angr" in English.

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

kaup-angr Old Norse word can mean:

kaup-angr
m. [kaup and vangr, dropping the v, rather than angr, q. v.]:—a market-place, village, town; ef maðr á hús í kaupangi en bú í héraði, Gþl. 93; í kaupangi sem í héraði, n. G. l. i. 303; allt þat sem í kaupangri er gört, þat skal at kaupangrs-rétti skipta, 53; þá skal hann fara til kaupangrs með föt sín, 304.
kaup-angr
II. it is also freq. in Scandin. local names denoting old market-towns, Dan. Kjöbing, Nykjöbing, Kjöben-havn, Swed. Köping, Norköping, Engl. Cheap-side, Chipping-Ongar; Chipping-Norton, etc.: the Norse town Níðaróss was specially called Kaupangr, Fms. ii. 232, iii. 40, iv. 314, 340, v. 104, 117, x. 448, xii. passim, Ísl. ii. 391: also as a local name in northern Iceland, Lv., Rd. 274.
kaup-angr
COMPDS: Kaupangsfjall, kaupangskonur, kaupangrslýðr, kaupangsmenn, kaupangsmannalög, kaupangrsréttr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
etc.
et cetera.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
gl.
glossary.
n.
neuter.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Lv.
Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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