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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