Teppa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Teppa

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 teppa

1. t, [tappi], to confine, enclose, shut in; vildi eigi láta teppa sik þar, Rd. 303; ok teppir oss inni, Stj. 526; teppa eyrun á hesti, to stop the ears, Karl. 282; vera inni tepptr í váginum, Fms. xi. 63; teppa þá inni í dölunum, viii. 60.

2 teppa

2. to close, stop, bar; teppa e-m stig, to stop the way for one, Al, 20.

3 teppa

2. u, f. an obstruction; medic., andar-teppa, ‘breath-stoppage,’ croup (Fr. la grippe); tíða-t., stoppage of menstruation.

Runic Inscription

ᛏᛁᛒᛒᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fr.
French in etymologies.
l.
Linnæus.
medic.
medicinally.
n.
neuter.
opp
opposed to.

Works & Authors

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fr.
Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Rd.
Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)

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