TOPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

TOPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 TOPPR

m. [Germ. zopf; cp. topt or tupt], a tuft or lock of hair, of a horse’s forelock, Fas. ii. 207, 534; ok var síðan skorinn stuttr toppr yfir brúnum, Sks. 288; tuttr litli ok toppr fyrir nefi, and a tuft under the nose, Fas. ii. (in the giantess’ lullaby song): Katla lék at hafri sínum ok jafnaði topp hans ok skegg (a goat’s tuft or beard), ok greiddi flóka hans, Eb. 92.

2 TOPPR

2. of a horse; hvárki toppr né tagl, Fas. i. 80; hestr hvítr at lit, rauð eyrun ok topprinn, Ld. 194; enn ef topp skerr ór höfði hrossi manns, sá er sekr aurum tveimr, N. G. L. i. 228; láta kasta toppi, to amble so as to shake the forelock: the poët. names of steeds, Gull-t., Gold-tuft; Silfrin-t., Silver-tuft, Edda.

3 TOPPR

II. metaph. a top (Lat. apex), prop. a ‘crest;’ toppr siglu, a mast-top, a mast-head, Mar.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
gl
glossary.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
Lat
Latin.
Lat.
Latin.
lit
literally.
loc
local, locally.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
opp
opposed to.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
prop
properly.
prop.
properly.

Works & Authors

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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