Skreppa

Old Norse Dictionary - skreppa

Meaning of Old Norse word "skreppa" in English.

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

skreppa Old Norse word can mean:

skreppa: skrapp, skruppu; subj. skryppi; part. skroppinn:—to slip; skruppu honum fætr, his feet slipped, FmS. viii. 75, 393, Nj. 114; honum urðu lausar hendrnar ok skruppu af fanga-stakkinum, the hands slipped, lost hold, Ísl. ii. 447; ermarnar skruppu af höndunum fram, FmS. viii. 358, v. l.; skruppu ór tennr fjórar, Skíða R. 142.

skreppa: 2. to slip away, absent oneself; þá er mín er vandligast gætt, þá skrepp ek í brott, MS. 4. 22; margir bæjar-menn skruppu inn í garða sína ok í hús, skulked away into their houses, Fagrsk. 165; hafa skroppit þar um lyng, HkR. iii. 376, v. l. (= kropit): in mod. usage, to start, move quickly, eg ætla að skreppa inn snöggvast, bíddu meðan eg skrepp inn at sækja vetlingana, and the like.

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

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Skreppa (I)

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

part.: participle.

R.: Rimur.

subj.: subjunctive.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

mod.: modern.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fagrsk.: Fagrskinna. (K. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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