Syrpa

Old Norse Dictionary - syrpa

Meaning of Old Norse word "syrpa" in English.

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

syrpa Old Norse word can mean:

syrpa: u, f. [sorp; prop. = a swill for beasts; Norse sörpe]:—a dirty woman, Edda ii. 629: the name of an ogress, Edda (Gl.)

syrpa: 2. a volume of miscellaneous things; kvæða syrpa, syrpa mín (‘my syrpa,’ i. e. the book into which the poet entered his occasional songs), pref. to the Poems of Bjarni Thorarinson, p. 1. syrpu-þing, n., in syrpuþings-lög, n. pl. a kind of mock pleading, mock lawsuit, composed as an entertainment; var hann eptir í stofu á kveldin er Þorkell gékk at sofa, ok hefir frammi margs-konar ertingar, ok þat hafa menn sagt at hann hafi fyrstr fundit upp á Syrpuþings-lög; menn kómu víða af bæjum, ok görðisk þar af þyss mikill, Lv. 26; the exact thing is now lost, perh. it was something similar to the mod. Skraparots-prédikan.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

prop.: proper, properly.

i. e.: id est.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

perh.: perhaps.

pl.: plural.

pref.: preface.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Bjarni: Bjarni Thorarinson.

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

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