Stúpa

Old Norse Dictionary - stúpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "stúpa" in English.

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

stúpa: a defect, obsolete strong verb, [Ivar Aasen stûpa, staup; Swed. stupa; Engl. stoop; mid. H. G. stieben]:—to stoop; létu upp stjölu stúpa, stungu í kjöl höfðum, Hkr. (Hornklofi): the word is thus a απ. λεγ., and is now obsolete in Icel.

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

Abbreviations used:

απ. λεγ.: απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

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

l.: line.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

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