Laupr

Old Norse Dictionary - laupr

Meaning of Old Norse word "laupr" in English.

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

laupr Old Norse word can mean:

laupr: m. [A. S. and Old Engl. leap; still used in Lancashire for a weel or fishing-basket]:—a box or basket, in Icel. of lattice-work, to carry on the back, also called meiss, q. v.; lauprinn er hann bar sveininn, FmS. x. 217, Vápn. 16, Vm. 98; selja salt í laupum, n. G. l. ii. 254: in Norway esp. of a measure of butter, Gþl. 491, 493, 524 (smjör-laupr), D. n. passim; kol-laupr, q. v.; ef munda þik hafa upp fætt í ull-laupi mínum (my wool basket) ef ek vissa at þú mundir einatt lifa, Orkn. 28.

laupr: 2. metaph. the timber frame or scaffold of a building; þá er þeir höfðu reistan laup kirkjunnar, FmS. ii. 234; á öðru árinu var lauprinn reistr, sem voru allir innstöplar ok syllurnar tvær, Safn i. 66.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

esp.: especially.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

S.: Saga.

v.: vide.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

Vápn.: Vápnfirðinga Saga. (D. II.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

Safn: Safn til Sögu Islands.

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