Steypðr
Old Norse Dictionary - steypðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "steypðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- steypðr
- stopðr, part. [see stopi, stapi; A. S. steâp], steep, rising high; steypðir hjálmar, steep helmets (cp. Fris. stâpa helm), Gkv. 2. 19; stöpðir reykir, steep (pillars of) smoke, Edda (in a verse).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᛒᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- cp.
- compare.
- Fris.
- Frisian.
- part.
- participle.
- S.
- Saga.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Gkv.
- Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)