Kroppr
Old Norse Dictionary - kroppr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kroppr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kroppr can mean:kroppr
- kroppr
- m. [A. S. and Engl. crop (of a bird); Germ. kropf; Dan. krop; Swed. kropp]:—a hump or hunch on any part of the body; ok rekr á kroppinn erninum …, varð föst stöngin við kropp arnarins, Edda 45, Mag. 10:—in mod. usage the body, með beran kroppinn; þó kropprinn verði kaldr nár, PasS. 44. 7, passim: a nickname, Landn., Sturl.
- kroppr
- II. as a local name, Landn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚱᚢᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Mag.
- Magus Saga. (G. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)