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,gl. 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.)
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