HUPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

HUPPR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 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.

Runic Inscription

ᚼᚢᛒᛒᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
S.: South, Southern.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Jón Þorl.: Jón Þorláksson.
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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