Hamhleypa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hamhleypa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hamhleypa" in Norwegian.

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

hamhleypa: hamhleypa, f. 1) menneskeligt Væsen derunder anden Skikkelse (ham) farer om-kring paa en overnaturlig Maade, lige-som Odin efter Yngl. 7; Fld. II, 804.3905; Eg. 62 (14620 fg). 2) Troldkvinde,der uden at have iført sig anden hamend sin egen menneskelige sees eller synesridende paa Dyr eller andre Vehiklerat fare omkring fjernt fra det Sted,hvor hun virkeligen er. Fld. II, 804;finnst í helgum bókum, at kveldriðureða hamhleypur þykkjast með Dianagyðju ok Herodiade á lítilli stundufara yfir stór höf ríðandi kvölum eðaselum, fuglum eða dýrum eða yfir stórlönd, ok þótt þær þikkist í líkamafara, þá vátta bœkr þat lygi vera Post.9147 fgg (jvf DM.3 260 fg); der skjelnesmellem flagðkona og hamhleypa Þorskf. 642. - Jvf. min Afhandling om Lap-pernes Hedenskab og Trolddomskunst i (norsk) Histor. Tidsskrift IV, 168 fgg

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᛘᚼᛚᚽᛦᛕᛆ
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.

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