ÓLPA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ÓLPA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ÓLPA

u, f., mod. úlpa, a kind of outer cloak, a fur cloak as it seems; ólpu eðr kápu, Jb. 187; græn ólpa, Fms. ii. 16, Fs. 92 (in a verse); loð-ólpa (q. v.), a fur cloak; á þá mynd sem ólpa eðr loðkápa, Mag. 63; ólpu-maðr, a cloaked man, Fms. ii. 17.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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