Lypta

Old Norse Dictionary - lypta

Meaning of Old Norse word "lypta" in English.

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

lypta Old Norse word can mean:

lypta
t, [cp. lopt], to lift, raise, with acc.; lyptandi sínar hendr, Mar.: with dat., síðan lypti hón kápu-hetti hans, Fms. i. 149; gékk konungr þar til ok lypti upp tjaldinu, 158; hann lypti upp kettinum, Edda; lypta brúnum, to lift the eyebrows, shew gladness:metaph., lypta ferð, to start on a journey, Fms. x. 6; lyptir nú Jóram sínum her, Stj. 610; má ek engum her héðan lypta, Fms. viii. 22.
lypta
II. impers. it is lifted up, raised; mér var þat enn mesti harmr, er þessum stormi var lypt, Þiðr. 326; lyptir þá mjök brúnum manna, the men’s eyebrows were lifted up, their faces brightened, Fs. 26.
lypta
III. reflex. to move, stir; þá tók hann til hennar, ok lyptisk hón ekki, Landn. 151; lézk hann ekki mundu þaðan lyptask fyrr en á bak Jólum, Fms. viii. 16S; lyptisk þeim þá lítt reiði, their anger was raised a little, Fbr. 137.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.
accusative.
cp.
compare.
dat.
dative.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
impers.
impersonal.
pers.
person.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Mar.
Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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