Kaup-slaga

Old Norse Dictionary - kaup-slaga

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

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

kaup-slaga
að, [Dutch kopslagen, whence Dan. kjöbslaae], to ‘strike a bargain,’ to bargain, Ann. 1414, Fb. i. 209.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Ann.
Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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