Gnapa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - gnapa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "gnapa" in Norwegian.

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

gnapa
gnapa, v. (að) 1) hænge frem over, lude ud over (jvf gnæfa, gnipa, gneypr,gnufa); fjallit sýnist mjök yfir gnapaöðrum fjöllum ok náliga skúta yfirfram sjóinn Fm. X, 31324; fig. ef hónvissi nökkurn skaða yfir gnapa sínuríki Fm. X, 22321. 2) hænge, lude medHovedet forover. Hm. 62; Brot. 6 (7).

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚿᛆᛕᛆ
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:

fig.
figurlig, i figurlig betydning.
m.
Masculin.
v.
Verbum.

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