Hópr
Old Norse Dictionary - hópr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hópr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hópr
- m. [Dan. hob; Swed. hop; the Engl. heap, Germ. haufen, would answer to Icel. haupr, which does not exist]:—a troop, flock, bevy; mann-hópr, a host of men, Bjarn. 52, Skáld H. 6. 47, Pass. 21. 10: freq. in mod. usage, e. g. í sinn hóp, among one’s own equals; fjár-hópr, a flock of sheep; fugla-hópr, a bevy of birds. hópa-kaup, n. a purchasing in lots.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- e. g.
- exempli gratia.
- Engl.
- English.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bjarn.
- Bjarnar Saga. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Skáld H.
- Skáld Helga-rímur. (A. III.)