Pípa

Old Norse Dictionary - pípa

Meaning of Old Norse word "pípa" in English.

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

pípa Old Norse word can mean:

pípa: u, f. [Fr. pipe], a pipe; drekka af pípu, to drink through a quill, Rb. 348; mjóvar pípur, Stj. 95; járnstika með pípu, Pm. 90.

pípa: 2. a pipe (as a musical instrument); blása pípur, Fas. iii. 359; sýngja í pípur, Stj. 466; fiðlur ok pípur, Fms. xi. 353 (in a verse); strengjum, pípum, söngfærum, Skálda 179 (hljóð-pípa). pípna-hljómr, m. a sound from pipes, Karl. 203.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

Fr.: French in etymologies.

m.: masculine.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fr.: Fritzner’s Dictionary, 1867.

Pm.: Pétrs-máldagi. (J. I.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

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