Kápa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kápa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kápa" in Norwegian.

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

kápa: kápa, f. Overklædning, Kappe som gjernevar forsynet med Hætte eller Hovedbe-dækning (jvf kápuhattr, kápuhöttr) ogÆrmer (skjønt neppe altid, da en der- med forsynet Kaabe eller Kappe findes omtalt som ermakápa), saa at den kunmed Hensyn til Tøiets bedre Beskaffenhedadskilte sig fra den ringere kufl (se GísL.376 fg), mlat. capa, cappa (Du Cange I,772 fgg), fr. cape, chape (V. Gay Glos-saire archeoL. S. 276 a48 fgg. 320 fgg),nht. kappe (DWb. V, 188 fg). Fm. IV, 16624 (hvor det er = yfirhöfn L. 17,OH. 7028. 32; skikkja Flat. II, 8536);Fld. II, 13322; Nj. 119 (17921); gefrek systur Benediktu eina hvíta kápuDN. IV, 47520; blá kápa Eg. 85 (21622);GísL. 373; Eb. 47 (9023); tvíbyrð kápaRb. 2, 1046. 5918. 12028. Jvf. baðkápa,ermikápa, loðkápa.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛆᛕᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

f.: Feminin.

fgg.: følgende (om flere).

fr.: fransk.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

mlat.: Latinsk eller Mibbelalderens Sprog.

S.: Side.

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