Pípa
Old Norse Dictionary - pípa
Meaning of Old Norse word "pípa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word pípa can mean:pípa
- pípa
- u, f. [Fr. pipe], a pipe; drekka af pípu, to drink through a quill, Rb. 348; mjóvar pípur, Stj. 95; járnstika með pípu, Pm. 90.
- pípa
- 2. a pipe (as a musical instrument); blása pípur, Fas. iii. 359; sýngja í pípur, Stj. 466; fiðlur ok pípur, Fms. xi. 353 (in a verse); strengjum, pípum, söngfærum, Skálda 179 (hljóð-pípa). pípna-hljómr, m. a sound from pipes, Karl. 203.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- Fr.
- French in etymologies.
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fr.
- Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)