Leppr

Old Norse Dictionary - leppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "leppr" in English.

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

leppr Old Norse word can mean:

leppr: m. [cp. Engl. lump], a lock of hair; fá mér leppa tvá ór hári þínu, Nj. 116; hann skar ór lepp ór hári þess manns, Fas. i. 528; hann hafði ljósan lepp í hari sínu hinum vinstra megin, Hrafn. 13: ok tók ek einn lepp ór tagli hans, Fb. i. 354; miðla mér í mót lepp ór maga-skeggi þínu, Fms. vi. 141; the word is obsolete in this sense.

leppr: 2. a rag, tatter, cp. Germ. lump; sem leppr rotinn, Bs. ii. 56; þá ina vánda leppa sem hann hafði, Fms. ii. 161; hverr leppr er upp brotinn í váru skipi, vi. 382: freq. in mod. usage, leppr or í-leppr, socks to wear in shoes; bak-leppr, the pad under a saddle.

leppr: COMPDS: leppaklæði, Leppalúði.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Germ.: German.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hrafn.: Hrafnkels Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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