Trapiza

Old Norse Dictionary - trapiza

Meaning of Old Norse word "trapiza" in English.

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

trapiza
u, f. [a Gr. word, τράπεζα, from the Byzantine, through the Wærings]:—a table at the entrance of the hall, where the skapker (q. v.) was kept, and the horns were filled, and on which also stood the washing-basin, Fms. iii. 177, iv. 75, vi. 442, vii. 148, viii. 13, x. 331, Sd. 161.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Gr.
Greek.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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