Sloppr
Old Norse Dictionary - sloppr
Meaning of Old Norse word "sloppr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- sloppr
- m. [A. S. and Engl. slop; Germ. schleppe; akin to Dan. slæbe], a slop, gown, a loose trailing garment; brynja undir sloppi, FmS. vi. 158; vaðm;áls sloppr, BS. i. 674: esp. of a priest’s white gown, skrýddr sloppum ok kantara-kápum, 186, Vm., Pm., D. I., Dipl. passim; slopp-slitri, a tattered gown, Pm. 133; slopp-töturr, id., 124 (spelt slof-töturr, BS. i. 565).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛚᚢᛒᛒᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Engl.
- English.
- esp.
- especially.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- D. I.
- Diplomatarium Islandicum. (J. I.)
- Dipl.
- Diplomatarium. (J. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Pm.
- Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)
- Vm.
- Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)