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.)