Hamhleypa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hamhleypa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hamhleypa" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

hamhleypa
f. a human being who travels in the shape of an animal; a witch that goes in ham-farir.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛅᛘᚼᛚᛁᚢᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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