Sorp

Old Norse Dictionary - sorp

Meaning of Old Norse word "sorp" in English.

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

sorp Old Norse word can mean:

sorp
n. sweepings, from houses, the floor, etc., Ísl. ii. 367; bera sorp á eld, Fbr. 168; haninn rótar haugi í, og hittir perlu í sorp í því, a ditty.
sorp
COMPDS: sorphaugr, sorphæna, sorptrog.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.
et cetera.
l.
line.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.
Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
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