Ript

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Ript

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ript

1. f., or ripti, n. a kind of cloth or linen jerkin; rekkar þeir þóttusk er þeir ript höfðu, Hm. 48, Edda ii. 494; Vala-ript, a Welsh, i. e. foreign jerkin, Skv. 3. 63; lé-rept, q. v.; kona sveip ripti, Rm. 18, Skv. 3. 8; strjúka ripti, to mangle linen, Rm. 25; Nanna sendi Freyju ripti, Edda 39; and setjask und ripti, of the bridal veil, Rm. 20: ‘rhenones sunt velamina humerorum et pectoris usque in umbilicum, intortis villis adeo hispidi ut imbres respuant … quos reptos vocant,’ Isid. Hisp. xix. 23; this corresponds exactly with the use in Hm. l. c.

2 ript

2. f. [rjúfa or rífa], a withdrawal or breach of a contract, Grág. ii. 214.

Runic Inscription

ᚱᛁᛒᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
esp
especially.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
gl
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
l. c.
loco citato.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Skv.
Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

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