Gaupn

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gaupn

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gaupn" in Norwegian.

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

gaupn
gaupn, f. (n. Pl. -ir) den hule Haand; sjá, horfa, lúta, líta í gaupnir sér dvs.holde begge Hænder for Øinene saaledessom den forundrede, bekymrede, sørgendegjerne gjør, naar han beder, tænker ellergræder (jvf hann féll á knébeð okhélt fyrir augu sér Nj. 84 (13221)),Sturl. II, 9633; OHm. 1612; Flat. II,43416; Alex. 11531; Heilag. I, 2188.6637; Vápnf. 211; Þ.Jon. 82; hafa e-tí gaupnum dvs. have noget i sin Magt (jvf koma í greipr e-m), OHm. 1615;Fld. III, 6635; hafa ráð e-s í gaupnumFld. II, 48320; gaupnir silfrs, moldar dvs.Hænder fyldte med Sølv, Muld, Fld.II, 5137. 17610 (jvf OH. 13511).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᛆᚢᛕᚿ
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:

f.
Feminin.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
Pl.
Pluralis.
s.
substantiv.

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