Hopa
Old Norse Dictionary - hopa
Meaning of Old Norse word "hopa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word hopa can mean:hopa
- hopa
- að, spelt opa, Korm. 60, Ísl. ii. 253 (see v. l.), Bs. i. 551, Gullþ. 19:—to bound backwards, to draw back, recoil; þá hopuðu þeir, Fms. vii. 254; sumir hopuðu sumir flýðu, 324: with prepp., hopaði konungr þá upp á borgar-vegginn, i. 104; hopa aptr, to draw back, vi. 419, Eg. 296; hopa á hæl, id., Al. 5, Nj. 170, Fms. viii. 134: hopa til, to take a leap, = skopa skeið, ix. 56; hopa undan, Ísl. ii. 253, Fbr. 66 new Ed., Bs. i. 551; þeir stóðu upp en hann hopaði út undan, Nj. 130; hopar hann þá hestinum undan, he backed the horse, 205.
- hopa
- 2. to bound, of a horse; hestr opaði undir Narfa, Korm. 60; konungr hopaði þá hestinum ok forðaði fótum sínum, Fb. ii. 27.
- hopa
- II. metaph. phrase, hopar mér til vánar, it bounds for me to a hope, i. e. I hope or believe, Fms. i. 140; whence prob. Engl. hope, Germ. hoffen, which word is otherwise strange to the old Scandin. tongue.
- hopa
- III. reflex. hopask, to hope, Swed. hoppas, D. n. iv. 493 (Norse); unknown in the Icel.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- þ.
- þáttr.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- Scandin.
- Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gullþ.
- Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)