Opinn
Old Norse Dictionary - opinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "opinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word opinn can mean:opinn
- opinn
- opin, opit, adj., [A. S. and Engl. open; O. H. G. offan; Germ. offen; Dan. aaben]:—open, prop. = resupinus, on the back, face uppermost; opp. to á grúfu (grovelling) opnu-selar eru fyrir því kallaðir at þeir svimma eigi á grúfu heldr opnir, SkS. 177; hann lét binda hann opinn á slá eina, FmS. ii. 179; féll sá opinn á bak aptr, vii. 191; ef maðr liggr opinn á sléttum velli, Symb. 31; opit ok öndvert, BS. i. 746: the phrase, koma í opna skjöldu, to take one in the back (i. e. the hollow) of the shield, to take one in the rear, Eg. 295, Stj. 365.
- opinn
- II. open; loptið var opit, Eg. 236; opnar búðir, Grág. i. 261; haugrinn opinn, Nj. 118; hann lét snúa fjöl fyrir ljórann svá at lítið var opit á, so that little was left open, FmS. vii. 191; var hurðin opin, Edda 30, FmS. vii. 314; opið bréf, an open deed, letters patent, Dipl. ii. 1; opin jörð, open, thawed n. G. l. i. 43; opin á, an open river, not icebound, Vm., FS. 52; at mál stæði opin, open, undecided, Sturl. iii. 136; sjá banann opinn fyrir sér, Fb. i. 197; kominn í opinn dauða.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛒᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- opp.
- opposed.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- S.
- Saga.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Symb.
- Symbolae. (H. IV.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)