Hörpu-slagi
Old Norse Dictionary - hörpu-slagi
Meaning of Old Norse word "hörpu-slagi" (or hǫrpu-slagi)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hörpu-slagi (hǫrpu-slagi)
- and hörpu-slagari, a, m. a harper, Bs. i. 866, 909.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hörpu-slagi may be more accurately written as hǫrpu-slagi.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᚱᛒᚢ-ᛋᛚᛅᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)