Vápni

Old Norse Dictionary - vápni

Meaning of Old Norse word "vápni" in English.

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

vápni: a, m. a nickname, Landn.; whence local names, Vápnafjörðr, Vápnfirðingar, m. pl. the men from W., id.; Vápnfirðinga Saga, Fms. ii. 239. Vápnlingar or Væpnlingar, m. pl. descendants of Vápni, Landn. 254.

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

Abbreviations used:

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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