Hvelpr

Old Norse Dictionary - hvelpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "hvelpr" in English.

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

hvelpr
m., not hválpr, but proncd. hvolpr; [A. S. hweolp; Engl. whelp; Dan. hvalp]:—a whelp, FmS. xi. 10, 12, Gkv. 2. 41, passim: metaph. an urchin, cp. hunn, FmS. vi. 323, Nj. 142: of a lion’s, tiger’s whelp, Stj. 71, 80, 572, Al. 3, FaS. ii. 165; a wolf’s, Al. 31: a nickname, Orkn.: the phrase, bera hvelpa undir hondunum, to pull with the elbows stuck out, of awkward rowing.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
cp.
compare.
Dan.
Danish.
Engl.
English.
gl.
glossary.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
n.
neuter.
proncd.
pronounced.
S.
Saga.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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