Reipa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - reipa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "reipa" in Norwegian.

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

reipa
reipa, v. (að) 1) fæste, støtte ved Anven- delse af reip; var reipat tréit (nl. siglu-tréit dvs. Masten) á skipinu ok borinnreiði á skip Fm. IX, 480 &vl. 15 (Icel.sag. II, 1934 fg). 2) reipast við e-t dvs.forbinde sig til noget (jvf binda 9); hann- spyrr, hverso mörg skip hann mynifá þér til fararinnar, ef þú reipast viðat fara Fm. XI, 1134.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᚽᛁᛕᛆ
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:

m.
Masculin.
nl.
nemlig.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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