Vápna

Old Norse Dictionary - vápna

Meaning of Old Norse word "vápna" in English.

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

vápna Old Norse word can mean:

vápna
(vopna), að, to furnish with arms, Al. 66; vápnit yðr, Fms. ix. 217; vápna sik, to arm oneself, Fas. i. 41, Bær. 11.
vápna
II. reflex. to take one’s arms, Nj. 231, Fms. viii. 85, passim. 2. vápnaðr, armed, Eg. 77, 564, Nj. 69, Al. passim.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Bær.
Bærings Saga. (G. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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