Þrep

Old Norse Dictionary - þrep

Meaning of Old Norse word "þrep" in English.

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

þrep: n. a ledge or shelf-like basis or footing, in a wall or pavement; skal hann (the wall) taka í öxl manni af þrepi, Grág. ii. 262; sjándi hvar fjándinn sitr á þrepi einu, Mar., and so in mod. usage: metaph., en þó var sem nökkut þrep kenndisk á leggnum, of a tumor, Bs. i. 376.

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

Abbreviations used:

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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