Kreppa
Old Norse Dictionary - kreppaMeaning of Old Norse word "kreppa" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
kreppa Old Norse word can mean:
- kreppa
- t, [Engl. cramp, crimp; mid. H. G. krimpfe; cf. krappr, Germ. krampf, etc.], to clench; Grettir hafði kreppt fingrna at saxinu, Grett. 154 A; þá bindr hann ok kreppir, Stj. 96; kreppandi þá saman með sterkum knútum, id.; í hvers landi er hann kreppir (catches) eða merkir, Jb. 309; k. at e-m, to pinch, press hard on one; krepptu þeir svá at Þorgrími, at …, Sd. 148.
- kreppa
- 2. impers., medic. to become crippled; lá verkr í lendum hennar þar til er þær knýtti en hana krefti, Bs. i. 328; hönd hans var kreppt í lófa, 313 (v. l.), 462; krepptir vóru fingr í lófann, id.; hann hafði kreppta hönd, Magn. 518; hón var kreppt öll, svá at báðir fætr lágu bjúgir við knén, Fb. ii. 383; krepptr ok knýttr, Sd. 148; saman krepptr, Stj. 51; krepptr miklum sult, pinched by hunger, Róm. 361.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mid. H. G.
- middle High German.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- pers.
- person.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Jb.
- Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)