Hóp

Old Norse Dictionary - hóp

Meaning of Old Norse word "hóp" in English.

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

hóp Old Norse word can mean:

hóp: n. [A. S. hop; Scot. hope = haven; perhaps connected with A. S. hôp, Engl. hoop, with reference to a curved or circular form]:—a small landlocked bay or inlet, connected with the sea so as to be salt at flood tide and fresh at ebb, Þorf. Karl. 420, freq. in mod. usage.

hóp: II. a local name, Hóp, Hóps-ós, Vestr-hóp, Landn., Ísl. ii. 387: in Engl. local names as Stanhope, Easthope, Kemble’s Dipl.; Elleshoop in Holstein (Grein); Kirkhope, St. Margaret’s hope, etc., in Orkney.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Scot.: Scottish.

etc.: et cetera.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

Dipl.: Diplomatarium. (J. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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