Hreppr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hreppr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hreppr" in Norwegian.

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

hreppr: hreppr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) en mindst 20 Bønder omfattende, geografisk begræn-set Kommune paa Island (se K. MaurerIsland S. 279 fg; GráG. II, 624 fg).GrG. I, 171 fg; GráG. 249 fgg. men saadan Reppsinddelings Bestaaen iNorge se Aasen 598 a23; jvf E. Sundt i Morgenbladet 1870 Nr. 39. Paa lig-nende Maade eller i lignende Betydningforekommer Ordet Repp ogsaa i Halling-dal, ja endogsaa i Nordby Sogn paaFollo, hvor det nylig blev sagt om nogleNabogaarde, at de udgjorde som en Repp.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚱᚽᛕᛕᚱ
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:

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

G.: Genitiv.

m.: Masculin.

Nr.: Nummer.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

S.: Side.

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