Þorpari

Old Norse Dictionary - þorpari

Meaning of Old Norse word "þorpari" in English.

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

þorpari Old Norse word can mean:

þorpari: a, m. a cottier, peasant, boor, churl, clown, of the lower peasantry; búandkarl eða þ., Fms. ii. 48; þorparar ok verkmenn, opp. to ríkir búendr, Ó. H. 212; þorpari (opp. to hæverskr maðr), Sks. 276, 317; ‘colonus’ and ‘miles gregarius’ are rendered by þ., Róm. 132, 152; þorpara sonr, þorpara sveinn. a term of contempt, Fms. viii. 221, Fas. i. 150.

þorpari: 2. metaph. a villain, so in mod. usage.

þorpari: COMPDS: þorparaligr, þorparaskapr.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

opp.: opposed.

þ.: þáttr.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

pr.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Róm.: Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

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