Keipr

Old Norse Dictionary - keipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "keipr" in English.

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

keipr Old Norse word can mean:

keipr: m. a rowlock, Edda (Gl.), Fms. vii. 66, freq.

keipr: II. = húðkeipr (q. v.), a canoe, Fb. i. 525, Skáld H. 4. 17, 20. keip-nagli, a, m. and keip-nef, n. a rowlock thrall, a rower.

keipr: III. metaph. fretful fits, of children; seldu mér hana keipa-stelpu þína, Snót 298.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.: frequent, frequently.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Skáld H.: Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)

Snót: Snót, poems.

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