Opinn

Old Icelandic Dictionary - opinn

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "opinn" in English.

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

opinn Old Icelandic word can mean:

opinn
a.
opinn
1) open (~ nummr, opin hurð, opit lopt); koma e-m í opna skjöldu, to take one in the rear;
opinn
2) resupine, on the back, opp. to ‘á grúfu’ (hann lét binda hann ~ á slá eina);
opinn
3) open, undecided (E. segir eigi sið, at mál stœði opin).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛁᚾᚾ

Abbreviations used:

e-m
einhverjum.

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