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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Leiptr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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1 leiptr

m., gen. leiptrs, a kind of whale or dolphin, Dan. lyft, Edda (Gl.); hnísa … eða leiptr er eigi verðr lengri en sjau álna, Sks. 203, Lex. Poët.
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Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

leiptr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
Gr.
Greek.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
neut.
neuter.
p.
page.
pl.
plural.
sing
singular.
sing.
singular.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gm.
Grímnis-mál. (A. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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