Strjúpi

Old Norse Dictionary - strjúpi

Meaning of Old Norse word "strjúpi"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

strjúpi
a, m. [Dan. strube; Swed. strupe = throat; akin to stropi, q. v.]:—the spurting, bleeding trunk, when the head is cut off; hann lét höggva kálf, ok blæða ór kálf-strjúpanum, Njarð. 374; mjólk hljóp ór strjúpanum fram fyrst, 655 xiii. A. 1.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᚱᛁᚢᛒᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Njarð.
Njarðvíkinga Saga. (D. II.)
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