Hopa

Old Norse Dictionary - hopa

Meaning of Old Norse word "hopa" in English.

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

hopa Old Norse word can mean:

hopa: að, spelt opa, Korm. 60, Ísl. ii. 253 (see v. l.), Bs. i. 551, Gullþ. 19:—to bound backwards, to draw back, recoil; þá hopuðu þeir, Fms. vii. 254; sumir hopuðu sumir flýðu, 324: with prepp., hopaði konungr þá upp á borgar-vegginn, i. 104; hopa aptr, to draw back, vi. 419, Eg. 296; hopa á hæl, id., Al. 5, Nj. 170, Fms. viii. 134: hopa til, to take a leap, = skopa skeið, ix. 56; hopa undan, Ísl. ii. 253, Fbr. 66 new Ed., Bs. i. 551; þeir stóðu upp en hann hopaði út undan, Nj. 130; hopar hann þá hestinum undan, he backed the horse, 205.

hopa: 2. to bound, of a horse; hestr opaði undir Narfa, Korm. 60; konungr hopaði þá hestinum ok forðaði fótum sínum, Fb. ii. 27.

hopa: II. metaph. phrase, hopar mér til vánar, it bounds for me to a hope, i. e. I hope or believe, Fms. i. 140; whence prob. Engl. hope, Germ. hoffen, which word is otherwise strange to the old Scandin. tongue.

hopa: III. reflex. hopask, to hope, Swed. hoppas, D. n. iv. 493 (Norse); unknown in the Icel.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚢᛒᛅ
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.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

þ.: þáttr.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

i. e.: id est.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

reflex.: retlexive.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gullþ.: Gull-Þóris Saga. (D. II.)

Korm.: Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

D. N.: Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)

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