Reip

Old Norse Dictionary - reip

Meaning of Old Norse word "reip" in English.

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

reip Old Norse word can mean:

reip
n., mod. reipi, [Goth. raip; A. S. râp; Engl. rope; Scot. raip; O. H. G. reif; Dan. reb; Swed. rep]:—a rope, FmS. iv. 335, Grág. ii. 361; hann sleit í sundr reipin, Edda 26; láta reip á háls hverjum þeirra, 623. 33; fyrir hví gáfut ér oss eigi eins reips jörð, Stj. 361; þat er gyrði töng eða reipi, n. G. l. i. 349; reips hald, a rope’s hold, Sturl. ii. 139; heljar reip, Sól. 27; festa reipin upp á hestana, Eb. 180; göra upp reipi, to tie up a rope; ólar-reip, band-reip, hrosshárs-reip.
reip
2. of a ship’s tackle; drífa til reipa, FmS. vii. (in a verse); reipa reiði, rigging, tackling, vi. 308: compds, drag-reip, hjálp-r., kjal-r., skaut-r., þrá-r., q. v.:—the phrase, við raman reip at draga, from the game of two persons pulling a rope, Nj. 10, FmS. ii. 107, FS. 75. reipa-knútr, m. a kind of cross-knot.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
Goth.
Gothic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
S.
Saga.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.
m.
masculine.
q. v.
quod vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sól.
Sólarljóð. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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