Gaupnir

Old Icelandic Dictionary - gaupnir

Meaning 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.
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