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.)
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