Djúpr
Old Norse Dictionary - djúpr
Meaning of Old Norse word "djúpr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word djúpr can mean:djúpr
- djúpr
- adj., compar. djúpari, superl. djúpastr; djúpust, GrEg. 62; djúpari (fem.), Eg. 99; djúpara, Ld. 78; djúpastan, Edda 34; djúpasti, Hom. 144; but in mod. use more freq. dýpri, dýpstr: [Goth. djûps; A. S. and Hel. diôp; Engl. deep; Germ. tief; Swed. djup; Dan. dyb]:—deep, of water; d. vatn, Grág. ii. 131; d. tjörn, GrEg. 62; í hinn djúpa sæ, Edda 18, Sturl. ii. 202; djúp á, Eg. 99: of other things, a dale, pit, etc., djúpr dalr, FmS. i. 210, Edda 34; dökkva dala ok djúpa, 38; djúpar grafir (pits), SkS. 426; d. pyttr, Hom. 144: of a vessel (the ark), 625. 7; djúpt sár, a deep sore, i. e. wound, Dropl. 29; d. höttr, a deep hat, coming down over the eyes, FmS. viii. 368; d. hver, a deep kettle, Hým. 5.
- djúpr
- β. neut. as adv. deep, deeply; bitu hvelin djúpt í jörðina, Al. 140.
- djúpr
- 2. metaph., d, tákn, Hom. 134: heavy, severe, d. laun, 100: the phrase, leggjask djúpt, to dive deep, Nj. 102: in mod. usage freq. in a metaph. sense, deep, profound.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᛁᚢᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- etc.
- et cetera.
- fem.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Goth.
- Gothic.
- Hel.
- Heliand.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- adv.
- adverb.
- neut.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Hým.
- Hýmis-kviða. (A. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)