Kraptr

Old Norse Dictionary - kraptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kraptr" in English.

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

kraptr Old Norse word can mean:

kraptr: or kraftr, m., gen. krapts and kraptar, dat. krapti; [Engl. craft; Germ., Swed., and Dan. kraft; prob. akin to krappr, prop. meaning a crooked bar, such as ribs and knees in a ship, which sense has been kept in the weak form krapti; whence metaph. it came to mean power, strength]:—might, strength, power; með öllum krapti, with might and main, Fms. vii. 305; með miklum krapti, x. 274; engi er æðri kraptr eða styrkri, Sks. 25; undir krapti hlýðninnar, Mar.; algörr í kröptum, 656 A. 2; görðisk svá mikill máttr at krapti hans, 655 iii. 4; með ljósi krapts síns, Niðrst. 7; ek særi þik fyrir alla krapta Krists þíns, Nj. 176; af Guðs megni ok krapti ins heilaga kross, Fms. x. 417. In the n. T. δύναμις is often rendered by kraptr, Guðs kraptr, Matth. xxii. 29; kraptar himnanna, xxiv. 29; til hægri handar Kraftarins, xxvi. 64. krafta-verk, n. (Gr. δυνάμις), ‘power-work,’ a miracle, n. T. passim; for jartein (q. v.) is not Biblical, Magn. 430:—in plur. powers, supernatural, whence krapta-skáld, n. a ‘power-scald,’ a poet whose song has a magical power, see Ísl. Þjóðs.: physical, bodily strength, hafa mikla krafta, to be strong; litla krapta, to be weak.

kraptr: COMPDS: kraptalauss, kraptalán, kraptaleysi, kraptalítill, kraptamaðr, kraptamikill, kraptaskáld.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

plur.: plural.

prop.: proper, properly.

prob.: probably.

q. v.: quod vide.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.

Magn.: Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Niðrst.: Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

N. T.: New Testament.

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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