Ript

Old Norse Dictionary - ript

Meaning of Old Norse word "ript" in English.

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

ript Old Norse word can mean:

ript: 1. f., or ripti, n. a kind of cloth or linen jerkin; rekkar þeir þóttusk er þeir ript höfðu, Hm. 48, Edda ii. 494; Vala-ript, a Welsh, i. e. foreign jerkin, Skv. 3. 63; lé-rept, q. v.; kona sveip ripti, Rm. 18, Skv. 3. 8; strjúka ripti, to mangle linen, Rm. 25; Nanna sendi Freyju ripti, Edda 39; and setjask und ripti, of the bridal veil, Rm. 20: ‘rhenones sunt velamina humerorum et pectoris usque in umbilicum, intortis villis adeo hispidi ut imbres respuant … quos reptos vocant,’ Isid. Hisp. xix. 23; this corresponds exactly with the use in Hm. l. c.

ript: 2. f. [rjúfa or rífa], a withdrawal or breach of a contract, Grág. ii. 214.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

q. v.: quod vide.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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