Ofr-kapp

Old Norse Dictionary - ofr-kapp

Meaning of Old Norse word "ofr-kapp" in English.

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

ofr-kapp
n. fierceness, stubbornness, Ld. 178, Sturl. i. 45, Fms. vi. 146, 417, Eb. 98, Fb. ii. 51.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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