Gaupn

Diccionario de Nórdico Antiguo - gaupn

Significado de la palabra en nórdico antiguo "gaupn"

Según el diccionario inglés de nórdico antiguo de Cleasby & Vigfusson:

La palabra en nórdico antiguo gaupn puede significar:gaupn

gaupn
f. [Scot. goupen or goupin; O. H. G. coufan; mid. H. G. goufen; Swed. göpen], prop. both bands held together in the form of a bowl; in the phrases, sjá, horfa, líta, lúta í gaupnir sér, to look, lout (i. e. bend down) into one’s goupen, to cover one’s face with the palms, as a token of sorrow, prayer, thought, or the like, Sturl. iii. 113, Orkn. 170, Al. 115, O. H. l. 13; hón sá í gaupnir sér ok grét, she covered her face and wept, Vápn. 21, cp. Grett. 129; þá laut hón fram í gaupnir sér á borðit, Greg. 65; ilja gaupnir, poët. the hollows in the soles of the feet, Þd. 3; hafa e-n í gaupnum sér (better reading greipum), to have a person in one’s clutch, O. H. l. l. c.
gaupn
2. as a measure, as much as can be taken in the hands held together, as in Scot. ‘gowd in goupins;’ gaupnir silfrs, goupens of silver, Fas. ii. 176; gaupnir moldar, goupens of earth, id. gaupna-sýn, f. a looking into one’s palms, covering one’s face, O. H. l. l. c.

Posible inscripción rúnica en futhark joven:ᚴᛅᚢᛒᚾ
Las runas del futhark joven se utilizaron desde el siglo VIII hasta el XII en Escandinavia y sus asentamientos en el extranjero

Abreviaciones utilizadas:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.
O. H. G.
Old High German.
poët.
poetically.
prop.
proper, properly.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed.
Swedish.

Obras & Autores citados:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Greg.
Gregory. (F. II.)
Grett.
Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
O. H. L.
Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Vápn.
Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)
Þd.
Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
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