Kröptr

Old Norse Dictionary - kröptr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kröptr" (or krǫptr) in English.

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

kröptr (krǫptr)
m., pl. kreptir, a crypt, Thom. 543.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
pl.
plural.

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