Veipa

Old Norse Dictionary - veipa

Meaning of Old Norse word "veipa" in English.

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

veipa
u, f. [Ulf. waips and wipja = στέφανος], a kind of wimple or woman’s hood, Edda ii. 494.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
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