Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Pípa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 definitions

1 pípa

u, f. [Fr. pipe], a pipe; drekka af pípu, to drink through a quill, Rb. 348; mjóvar pípur, Stj. 95; járnstika með pípu, Pm. 90.

2 pípa

2. a pipe (as a musical instrument); blása pípur, Fas. iii. 359; sýngja í pípur, Stj. 466; fiðlur ok pípur, Fms. xi. 353 (in a verse); strengjum, pípum, söngfærum, Skálda 179 (hljóð-pípa). pípna-hljómr, m. a sound from pipes, Karl. 203.

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

pípa

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
Fr: French in etymologies.
Fr.: French in etymologies.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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