Loppa

Old Norse Dictionary - loppa

Meaning of Old Norse word "loppa" in English.

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

loppa
u, f. [cp. löpp], a paw, hand, (vulg.), Skíða R. 125; því ein loppan fraus, Snót (of the ogress Grýla): numbness of the hands from cold, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.
R.
Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Snót
Snót, poems.
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