Næpa

Old Norse Dictionary - næpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "næpa" in English.

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

næpa
u, f. [A. S. næpe; Engl. -nip in turnip; Lat. napus], a turnip; næpum ok ertrum, H. E. i. 395; næpna-reitr, a turnip-bed, Gþl. 544.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
H. E.
Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)
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