Kreppa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kreppa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kreppa" in English.

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

kreppa Old Icelandic word can mean:

kreppa
I)
kreppa
f. strait, scrape (koma í kreppu).
kreppa
II)
kreppa
(-ta, -tr), v. to squeeze, press; ~ at e-m, to press hard on one (krepptu þeir svá hart at þorgrími, at hann); impers., e-n kreppir, one becomes crippled; krepptr, crippled (hón var kreppt öll, svá at báðir fœtr lágu bjúgir við knén).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᛁᛒᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-m
einhverjum.
impers.
impersonal.

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