Skarpr

Old Norse Dictionary - skarpr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skarpr" in English.

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

skarpr Old Norse word can mean:

skarpr: skörp, skarpt, adj.; [A. S. scearp; Engl. sharp; Germ. scharf; akin to skorpinn, related to a lost strong verb]:—sharp, prop. scorched or pinched from dryness; með skörpum reipum, with hard ropes (of ropes of skin), Stj. 416; því harðara er hann brautsk, því skarpara varð bandit, Edda 20; skarpar álar, LS. 62; skarpr belgr, a shrivelled skin, Hm. 135; skörp skrydda, Gd. 34; skarpr skinn-stakkr, FaS. ii. 147; skarpr fiskr (mod. harðr), a dried fish, BS. i. 209, 365, 367, H. E. ii. 120; skörp skreið, id., i. 457.

skarpr: II. metaph. sharp, barren (Engl. farmers speak of a sharp gravel); landit er skarpt ok lítið matland, FmS. vii. 78; eiga skarpan kost, to have small fare; það er skarpt um, dearth, want (cp. Engl. sharp-set).

skarpr: 2. sharp, bitter; skörp deila, Stj. 234; hin skarpa skálmöld, Sturl. (in a verse); skarpt él, Edda (Ht.); skörp skæra, FmS. vi. 64 (in a verse); taka skarpara á, to pull sharper, GS. 19; S. í sókn, Trist.

skarpr: 3. keen, sharp, of a weapon; skörp sverð, Þiðr. 322; skarpr geirr, GS. 14; skarpr brandr, Rekst. 6; skarpr hamarr, Haustl.:—keen, acute, of the intellect, hann er skarpr, flug-skarpr; ó-skarpr, dull, freq. in mod. usage.

skarpr: III. in pr. names, Skarp-héðinn, prop. ‘parched goat-skin,’ see Nj.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

prop.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

cp.: compare.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gs.: Grótta-söngr. (A. II.)

Ht.: Hátta-tal. (C. I.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Haustl.: Haustlöng. (A. I.)

Þiðr.: Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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