Hamhleypa
Old Icelandic Dictionary - hamhleypaMeaning 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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