Varpa
Old Norse Dictionary - varpa
Meaning of Old Norse word "varpa"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- varpa
- að, [Engl. warp; see verpa], to throw, cast, with dat.; varpa frá sér sverðinu, Finnb. 316, v. l.; varpaði honum til helvítis, Barl. 135; hann varpar sér undan, Nj. 91; Grettir varpaði sér um völlinn, Grett. 95 new Ed.; varpaða ek mér upp ór söðlinum, Pr. 414; varpa frá sér kyrtlinum, Fms. iii. 101; hann varpaði (hurled off) veslinu ok mælti, vii. 20; hann varpaði nókkut svá hettinum, threw the hood aside, tossing, his head, id.; varpa öndinni, to draw a deep breath, sigh, Fb. ii. 426; ofn er ór sér varpaði óhæfiligum hita, Barl. 162; jarð-varpa, a law phrase, to throw to the earth: koll-varpa, á-varpa, qq. v.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛅᚱᛒᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
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Abbreviations used:
- dat.
- dative.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- q. v.
- quod vide.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Barl.
- Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)