Kaupa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kaupa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kaupa" in English.

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

kaupa Old Icelandic word can mean:

kaupa: (kaupi, keypta, kayptr), v.

kaupa: 1) to buy (keypti Njáll land í Ossabœ);

kaupa: absol. to make a bargain;

kaupa: ~ kaupi, to bargain;

kaupa: 2) to make an agreement about (þeir keyptu þessu);

kaupa: 3) with preps.:

kaupa: ~ e-n á braut, to buy one of;

kaupa: ~ e-t at e-m, to buy a thing of one;

kaupa: ~ saman, to bargain;

kaupa: ~ um e-t, to barter, exchange (keypti hann um lönd við Guðrúnu);

kaupa: ~ við e-n, to make a bargain, come to terms with one;

kaupa: recipr., ~st við, to bargain with one another.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚢᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

absol.: absolute, absolutely.

e-t: eitthvat.

e-m: einhverjum.

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