Varp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Varp

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 varp

n. a casting, throwing; munn-varp, á-varp (qq. v.), and-varp, a sigh.

2 varp

II. in a spec. sense, a cast, of a net; hafi sá varp er fyrst renndi, Gþl. 426; á sá sild alla er varp á, id.

3 varp

2. a ‘casting’ or laying of eggs; egg-varp = egg-ver, freq. in Icel., esp. of eider-ducks; varpið hefir aukizt, tóa komin í varpið: æðar-varp, eider-ducks’ eggs; kríu-varp.

4 varp

3. the warping of a thing; skó-varp (q. v.), the stitched edge of a shoe; unn-varp, unn-vörpum, q. v.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛅᚱᛒ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
freq
frequent, frequently.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
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.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
q. v.
quod vide.
qq. v.
quae vide.
spec.
specially.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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