Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HRIP

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 HRIP

n. a box of laths or a basket to carry peat and the like on horseback, with a drop at the bottom, Lv. 65, (mó-hrip, torf-hrip.) hrips-grind, f. the frame of a h., id. Hence the phrase, það er eins og að ausa vatni í hrip, ‘it is like pouring water into a sieve,’ (cp. Lat. ‘Danaidum dolia implere’), of useless efforts: hurried work, e. g. hurried writing, as if dropped out of the quill.

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Runic Inscription

HRIP

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "HRIP" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
e. g.: exempli gratia.
f.: feminine.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
n.: neuter.
opp: opposed to.
p.: page.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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