Drepa

Viking Language Dictionary - drepa

Meaning of Old Norse / Old Icelandic word "drepa"

drepa
vb (V) to slay, kill, smite; strike, beat, knock; drepa [e-u] í [e-t] stick [sth] into [sth]

Possible runic inscriptions in Younger Futhark:

  • - Long branch (Danish):ᛏᚱᛁᛒᛅ
  • - Short twig (Swedish & Norwegian):ᛐᚱᛁᛒᛆ

Abbreviations used:

e-t
einhvern, eitthvat ‘somebody, something’ accusative
e-u
einhverjum, einhverju ‘for somebody, something,’ dative
sth
something
str
strong (adj or verb)
vb
verb
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