Purpuri

Old Norse Dictionary - purpuri

Meaning of Old Norse word "purpuri" in English.

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

purpuri: a, m. [Lat.], purple, but also of costly stuff; thus, purpura hökul hvítan, a ‘white’ cope of p., BS. i. 67; hvítr sem p., ‘white’ as purple, Fb. i. 33, Stj., BS., Al. passim; purpura-hökull, -klæði, -möttull, -skikkja, Vm. 123, MS. 645. 69, Stj.; purpura-litr, purple colour, Stj.; purpura gull, purple gold, red gold, FmS. vii. 96.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Vm.: Vilkins-máldagi. (J. I.)

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