Krapa-för

Old Norse Dictionary - krapa-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "krapa-för" (or krapa-fǫr) in English.

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

krapa-för (krapa-fǫr)
f. a drift of thawed ice, Finnb. 310.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, krapa-för may be more accurately written as krapa-fǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
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