Garpr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - garpr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "garpr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

garpr: garpr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) 1) uforfærdet, stridbart Menneske; garpr eðr afreks-maðr Nj. 151 (26110); garpr mikillHítd. 346; Flat. II, 733. 2065; Fld. I,654; hón var væn kona ok garpr mikillí skapi Sturl. I, 14330; hvat mun garpr-inn vilja, er hann er heim kominn?Hrafnk. 87; jvf sjágarpr. 2) en af Tydskerne paa Bergens hanseatiske Kontor (se garpaskuld); grap ved byrgen (dvs.garp ved brygen) DN. II, 106419; omtíondagerdh garpanar med bryggjonaDN. I, 122 (11210).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᚱᛕᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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