Þorp-karl
Old Norse Dictionary - þorp-karl
Meaning of Old Norse word "þorp-karl"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- þorp-karl
- m. = þorpari, a churl, Fms. x. 372, Þiðr. 231. þorpkarl-ligr, adj. churlish, Hkr. iii. 129.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᚢᚱᛒ-ᚴᛅᚱᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)