Opa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - opa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "opa" in Norwegian.

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

opa
opa, v. (að) trække sig tilbage baglængs, =hopa 2; S. opar frá virkinu ok rennrat skeið Flat. I, 14617; kom svá mikillfjöldi heiðingja ok veita nú áhlaupkristnum mönnum, at þeir féngu eigivið staðit ok urðu nú á hæl at opa(&vl hopa) Bev. 26037; eptir þat oparÞorbjörn inn undan Þorskf. 6217.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛕᛆ
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.
S.
Side.
v.
Verbum.

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