Huppr
Old Norse Dictionary - huppr
Meaning of Old Norse word "huppr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- huppr
- m. [Ulf. hups = rib; A. S. hype; O. H. G. huf; Engl. hip; Germ. hüfte]:—a hip, Vígl. 21, passim: the loins of a carcase, as in the ditty, þegar eg rís aptr upp ei mun kjöt að fá, fáið þér mér heitan hupp, hólpinn verð eg þá, Jón Þorl.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- S.
- Saga.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Jón Þorl.
- Jón Þorláksson.
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)