Unn-vörp
Old Norse Dictionary - unn-vörp
Meaning of Old Norse word "unn-vörp" (or unn-vǫrp)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- unn-vörp (unn-vǫrp)
- n. pl. a swoop or drift of waves; in the phrase, falla sem unnvörp, to fall (in battle) like wave-drifts, = Lat. catervatim, Hkr. iii. 34; þar lágu menn svá þykkt sem unnvörp væri, Fms. viii. 405, vi. 68 (also spelt undvörp): in mod. usage undvörpum, id., Fas. i. 451; sauðfénaðr staðarins datt niðr unnvörpum í megrð, Bs. i. 873.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, unn-vörp may be more accurately written as unn-vǫrp.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚾᚾ-ᚢᚢᚱᛒ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Hkr.
- Heimskringla. (E. I.)