Leppr
Old Norse Dictionary - leppr
Meaning of Old Norse word "leppr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word leppr can mean:leppr
- leppr
- m. [cp. Engl. lump], a lock of hair; fá mér leppa tvá ór hári þínu, Nj. 116; hann skar ór lepp ór hári þess manns, Fas. i. 528; hann hafði ljósan lepp í hari sínu hinum vinstra megin, Hrafn. 13: ok tók ek einn lepp ór tagli hans, Fb. i. 354; miðla mér í mót lepp ór maga-skeggi þínu, Fms. vi. 141; the word is obsolete in this sense.
- leppr
- 2. a rag, tatter, cp. Germ. lump; sem leppr rotinn, Bs. ii. 56; þá ina vánda leppa sem hann hafði, Fms. ii. 161; hverr leppr er upp brotinn í váru skipi, vi. 382: freq. in mod. usage, leppr or í-leppr, socks to wear in shoes; bak-leppr, the pad under a saddle.
- leppr
- COMPDS: leppaklæði, Leppalúði.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᛁᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hrafn.
- Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)