Glúpna
Old Norse Dictionary - glúpna
Meaning of Old Norse word "glúpna"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- glúpna
- að, [a Scandin. word found in Ormul. forr-gloppnedd, and Scot. and North. E. gloppen]:—the radical sense was prob. to become soft, but in usage to look downcast, let the countenance fall, as one about to cry, Fm. 31, Am. 73, Gísl. (in a verse), Eb. 60, Ó. H. 63.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛚᚢᛒᚾᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- North. E.
- Northern English.
- Ormul.
- Ormulum.
- prob.
- probably.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- Scot.
- Scottish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Am.
- Atla-mál. (A. II.)
- Eb.
- Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
- Fm.
- Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)
- Gísl.
- Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)