Koppr

Old Norse Dictionary - koppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "koppr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word koppr can mean:koppr

koppr
m. [Engl. cup; Dan. kop; cp. also W. Engl. cop = a round hill, and Germ. kopf = head, which prop. mean a cup, analogous to Icel. kolla and kollr, q. v.]:—a cup, small vessel, esp. in dairy-work; koppar ok keröld; í koppum ok keröldum, Bs. i. 721; trog, dall, eysil, ask né kopp, Snót; viðsmjör í koppi, Stj. 590; fæði ok láta fylgja kopp, n. G. l. i. 131 (418): a chamber pot, Bs. ii. 345: a cup-shaped hole, í þeim steini vóru klappaðir fjórir koppar, síðan er hann hafðr til þváttsteins, Bs. i. 640; segja menn at enn sjái í berginu svá sem smá-koppa, þar sem konungsmenn settu örfalina, Fms. i. 280: of the eye-socket, Bs. i. 177; spé-koppar (Dan. smilehuller), a dimple in the cheeks.
koppr
II. = knappr, the bell-shaped crown of a helmet, Fas. iii. 535, Karl. 355. kopps-tröð, f. a local name, Sturl. i. 63.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
esp.
especially.
Germ.
German.
gl.
glossary.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Snót
Snót, poems.
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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