Skreppa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - skreppa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "skreppa" in Norwegian.

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

skreppa: skreppa, v. (skrepp, skrapp, skroppinn) 1) glide ud, slippe løs; ermarnar skruppuaf höndunum fram Fm. VIII, 358 &vl14; Þorgrími skruppu fœtrnir (dvs. han snublede, tabte Fodfæste; jvf sleppa,spretta) -, ok hrataði hann ofan afþekjunni Nj. 78 (11427); konungr kleifupp í einn bakka brattan, en er hannvar kominn mjök upp á bakkann, þásteig hann á kufl sínn ok skruppuhonum þá fœtrnir, hrapaði hann niðraptr í fjöruna Fm. VIII, 7517 jvf 39317;hendrnar skruppu (dvs. slap Taget) affangastakkinum Kjaln. 15 (44715); ekkann svá margar listir ok brögð, at þáer mín er vanligast gætt, þá skreppek í brott El. 6414. 2) trække sig sammen, trække seg tilbake (jvf skropp-inn og Folkesproget skroppen dvs. ind- skrumpnet, maver Aasen 688a19; margirbœjarmenn skruppu inn í garða sínaFsk. 254 &vl 15.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛋᚴᚱᚽᛕᛕᛆ
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.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.