Lepja
Old Norse Dictionary - lepjaMeaning of Old Norse word "lepja" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- lepja
- pres. lep, lapti; part. lapit; [A. S. lapian; Engl. lap]:—to lap like a dog; this word seems not to occur in old writers, but is freq. in mod. usage and undoubtedly old.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛒᛁᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- mod.
- modern.
- part.
- participle.
- pres.
- present.
- S.
- Saga.