Unn-vörp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Unn-vörp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 unn-vörp (unn-vǫrp)

n. pl. a swoop or drift of waves; in the phrase, falla sem unnvörp, to fall (in battle) like wave-drifts, = Lat. catervatim, Hkr. iii. 34; þar lágu menn svá þykkt sem unnvörp væri, Fms. viii. 405, vi. 68 (also spelt undvörp): in mod. usage undvörpum, id., Fas. i. 451; sauðfénaðr staðarins datt niðr unnvörpum í megrð, Bs. i. 873.

Orthography

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Runic Inscription

ᚢᚾᚾ-ᚢᚢᚱᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
Lat: Latin.
Lat.: Latin.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

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