Ripta

Old Norse Dictionary - ripta

Meaning of Old Norse word "ripta" in English.

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

ripta Old Norse word can mean:

ripta: t, to ‘rip up,’ invalidate a bargain or agreement; with acc., ripta kaup, Grág. i. 333, ii. 213; r. alla landsöluna, 214; engi maðr á at r. gjöf sína, i. 203; r. grip undan manni, Jb. 472; r. görð, id.: to break, fyrir-bjóðum ver þessa vára skipan at r. eðr rjúfa, D. N. i. 60:—to regain, of an estate, Kolskeggr ætlar mál frammi at hafa ok ripta fjórðung í Móeiðar-hváli, Nj. 102; ef undan honum riptisk at lögum þessi helmingr jarðar á Skriðulandi, Dipl. iii. 6; en svá mörg hundruð sem riptask í Torfa-stöðum, eða Skála-nesjum, þá skal Óláfr taka svá mörg hundruð upp í Bessa-stöðum, v. 23.

ripta: II. in mod. usage, with dat., ripta e-u.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

pl.: plural.

v.: vide.

dat.: dative.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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