Gaupnir
Old Icelandic Dictionary - gaupnirMeaning of Old Icelandic word "gaupnir" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
gaupnir Old Icelandic word can mean:
- gaupnir
- f. pl.
- gaupnir
- 1) the two hands placed together so as to form a bowl; sjá, horfa, líta, lúta í g. sér, to cover one’s face with the hands (as a token of sorrow, or in prayer);
- gaupnir
- 2) double handful (g. silfrs).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒᚾᛁᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- pl.
- plural.