Tapan

Old Norse Dictionary - tapan

Meaning of Old Norse word "tapan" in English.

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

tapan
(mod. töpun), f. loss: tjón ok t., Stj.: perdition, Fms. ii. 48, passim in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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