Jarpr
Old Norse Dictionary - jarpr
Meaning of Old Norse word "jarpr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- jarpr
- adj., fem. jörp, brown, of the hair; jarpr á hár, jarpt hár, Fms. vii. 112, 238, x. 397, Nj. 39; jarpa skör, Hðm. 21; skarar jarpar, Gkv. 2. 19: as epithet of a lady, Fms. vii. 62 (in a verse); hvít-j., id.: of horses, jarpr hestr, Flov. 33; in mod. usage, of horses only, Jarpr of a stallion, Jörp of a mare.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛅᚱᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- fem.
- feminine.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
- Hðm.
- Hamðis-mál. (A. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)