Tapa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tapa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tapa" in English.

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

tapa Old Icelandic word can mean:

tapa
(að), v.
tapa
1) to lose, with dat. (þar tapaði hón kambi sínum);
tapa
2) to kill, put to death (t. e-m, lífi e-s);
tapa
3) refl., tapast, to be lost, come to nought.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛅᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-m
einhverjum.
e-s
einhvers.

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