Hjúpr

Old Norse Dictionary - hjúpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hjúpr" in English.

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

hjúpr Old Norse word can mean:

hjúpr: m., older form júpr, Fms. x. 415, [a word of for. origin, cp. Germ. joppe, Fr. jupe]:—a doublet, Fr. pourpoint; hafði rauðan hjúp yrir brynju, Fms. vii. 55, 56, viii. 404; silki-h., a silk doublet; skinn-h., q. v.

hjúpr: II. in mod. usage freq. in metaph. = dress, clothing.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

for.: foreign.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

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