STÚPA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

STÚPA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 STÚPA

a defect, obsolete strong verb, [Ivar Aasen stûpa, staup; Swed. stupa; Engl. stoop; mid. H. G. stieben]:—to stoop; létu upp stjölu stúpa, stungu í kjöl höfðum, Hkr. (Hornklofi): the word is thus a απ. λεγ., and is now obsolete in Icel.

Runic Inscription

ᛋᛏᚢᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.
απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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