Läpa

Old Swedish Dictionary - läpa

Meaning of Old Swedish word "läpa" (or læpa) in Swedish.

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

läpa (læpa): läpp. Se Sdw 2: 1263. llabrum nidhra läba oc manna läba llabium bli quinno läba oc öffra läba GU C 20 (hand 2) s. 57. Jfr manna-, qvinno-läpa, ävensom lippa.

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

Part of speech: nn

Alternative forms or notes:

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᛅᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Sweden from 12th to 17th centuries.

GU: Glossarii Latino-Svethici specimen vetustum. E cod. mscr. Bibliothecæ Reg. Acad. Upsal. Diss. Ups. præs. J. H. Schröder. 1845.

GU C 20: Latinskt-Svenskt glossarium efter Cod. Ups. C 20. Utg. av E. Neuman. S 1--583. 1918--20, (hand 2) s. 1--169. 1938--42. SFSS.