Staup
Old Norse Dictionary - staup
Meaning of Old Norse word "staup"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word staup can mean:staup
- staup
- n. [O. H. G. stouf; A. S. steâp; Engl. stub; Dan. stöb]:—a knobby lump; þá kom upp staup mikit sem manns-höfuð, … hvar er nú þat gull er þú leggr í mót þessum knapphöfða? of a ball-formed piece of gold, FmS. vi. 183; þeir drepa fótum sínum í hvert staup (obstacle) er fyrir verðr, Barl. 71; hatt-staup, the ‘hat-knoll,’ i. e. the head, Ad. 7; gull-staup, q. v.
- staup
- 2. [A. S. stoppa; Engl. stoup], a stoup, beaker, cup, prop. from the form, freq. in mod. usage; taka í staupinu, to take a stoup of brandy.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛅᚢᛒ
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.
- gl.
- glossary.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- O. H. G.
- Old High German.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ad.
- Arinbjarnar-drápa. (A. III.)
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)