Loppa
Old Norse Dictionary - loppa
Meaning of Old Norse word "loppa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- loppa
- u, f. [cp. löpp], a paw, hand, (vulg.), Skíða R. 125; því ein loppan fraus, Snót (of the ogress Grýla): numbness of the hands from cold, (mod.)
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛒᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- f.
- feminine.
- mod.
- modern.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Snót
- Snót, poems.