Old Norse Dictionary Entry

LIPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 definitions

1 LIPR

adj., the r is radical, compar. liprari, superl. liprastr; [cp. Lat. lepidus]:—handy, skilled, adroit; the word is freq. in mod. usage, but seems not to occur in writers before the 15th century, and may be borrowed; ertú at nokkuru íþrótta-maðr? þat ferr fjarri, sagði hann, þvíat ek em úliprari (more awkward) en aðrir menn, Fas. ii. 262 (MS. of the 15th century); also used of speech, lipr-leiki, a, m. adroitness.

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Runic Inscription

LIPR

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj: adjective.
adj.: adjective.
ch: chapter.
compar.: comparative.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
superl.: superlative.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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