Ólpa

Old Norse Dictionary - ólpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "ólpa" in English.

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

ólpa: u, f., mod. úlpa, a kind of outer cloak, a fur cloak as it seems; ólpu eðr kápu, Jb. 187; græn ólpa, Fms. ii. 16, Fs. 92 (in a verse); loð-ólpa (q. v.), a fur cloak; á þá mynd sem ólpa eðr loðkápa, Mag. 63; ólpu-maðr, a cloaked man, Fms. ii. 17.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

mod.: modern.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Mag.: Magus Saga. (G. II.)

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