Þorp-karl

Old Norse Dictionary - þorp-karl

Meaning of Old Norse word "þorp-karl" in English.

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

þorp-karl
m. = þorpari, a churl, Fms. x. 372, Þiðr. 231. þorpkarl-ligr, adj. churlish, Hkr. iii. 129.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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