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.)
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