Hlaup

Old Icelandic Dictionary - hlaup

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "hlaup" in English.

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

hlaup Old Icelandic word can mean:

hlaup
n.
hlaup
1) leap, jump (Egill hljóp yfir díkit, en þat var ekki annara manna h.);
hlaup
2) run, running; taka h., to take to running, to run (hann tók h. heim til herbergis); vera í ~um ok sendiförum, to run on errands;
hlaup
3) a sudden rise (in a river), flood, freshet (~ kom í ána);
hlaup
4) assault (= frum~).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛅᚢᛒ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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