Lypta
Old Norse Dictionary - lypta
Meaning of Old Norse word "lypta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word lypta can mean:lypta
- lypta
- t, [cp. lopt], to lift, raise, with acc.; lyptandi sínar hendr, Mar.: with dat., síðan lypti hón kápu-hetti hans, Fms. i. 149; gékk konungr þar til ok lypti upp tjaldinu, 158; hann lypti upp kettinum, Edda; lypta brúnum, to lift the eyebrows, shew gladness:—metaph., lypta ferð, to start on a journey, Fms. x. 6; lyptir nú Jóram sínum her, Stj. 610; má ek engum her héðan lypta, Fms. viii. 22.
- lypta
- II. impers. it is lifted up, raised; mér var þat enn mesti harmr, er þessum stormi var lypt, Þiðr. 326; lyptir þá mjök brúnum manna, the men’s eyebrows were lifted up, their faces brightened, Fs. 26.
- lypta
- III. reflex. to move, stir; þá tók hann til hennar, ok lyptisk hón ekki, Landn. 151; lézk hann ekki mundu þaðan lyptask fyrr en á bak Jólum, Fms. viii. 16S; lyptisk þeim þá lítt reiði, their anger was raised a little, Fbr. 137.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛒᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
- cp.
- compare.
- dat.
- dative.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
- impers.
- impersonal.
- pers.
- person.
- n.
- neuter.
- reflex.
- retlexive.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)