Lempa

Old Norse Dictionary - lempa

Meaning of Old Norse word "lempa" in English.

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

lempa: ad, [a mod. for. word borrowed from the Dan. læmpe; cp. A. S. limpan]:—to temper, accommodate; lempa sig eptir e-u.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

for.: foreign.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.