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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