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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