Göpn

Old Swedish Dictionary - göpn

Meaning of Old Swedish word "göpn" (or gøpn) in Swedish.

As defined by K.F Söderwall's dictionary of Medieval Swedish:

göpn (gøpn)
göpen, hand hållen så att insidan bildar en håplighet. thän som alla wärdhena skapade, oc jnne haldher i sinne göpn JMÖ 91. ss måttsbestämning. göpen, handfull. blandndis til hwarya skäppo aff bärwmmen twa göpna salth PMSkr 339.

Orthography: Early Old Swedish used different letters for ä and ö, so göpn may have also been written as gøpn

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:
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Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚯᛕᚿ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

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Works and authors cited:

PM
Peder Månssons Stridskonst och Stridslag. Utg. af G. O. Hyltén-Cavallius. 1845.
JMÖ
Jungfru Marie Örtagård. Vadstenanunnornas veckoritual i svensk öfversättning från år 1510. Utg. af R. Geete. 1895. SFSS.
PMSkr
Peder Månssons Skrifter på svenska. Utg. af R. Geete. 1913--15. SFSS.
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