Toppr

Old Norse Dictionary - toppr

Meaning of Old Norse word "toppr" in English.

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

toppr Old Norse word can mean:

toppr: m. [Germ. zopf; cp. topt or tupt], a tuft or lock of hair, of a horse’s forelock, Fas. ii. 207, 534; ok var síðan skorinn stuttr toppr yfir brúnum, Sks. 288; tuttr litli ok toppr fyrir nefi, and a tuft under the nose, Fas. ii. (in the giantess’ lullaby song): Katla lék at hafri sínum ok jafnaði topp hans ok skegg (a goat’s tuft or beard), ok greiddi flóka hans, Eb. 92.

toppr: 2. of a horse; hvárki toppr né tagl, Fas. i. 80; hestr hvítr at lit, rauð eyrun ok topprinn, Ld. 194; enn ef topp skerr ór höfði hrossi manns, sá er sekr aurum tveimr, N. G. L. i. 228; láta kasta toppi, to amble so as to shake the forelock: the poët. names of steeds, Gull-t., Gold-tuft; Silfrin-t., Silver-tuft, Edda.

toppr: II. metaph. a top (Lat. apex), prop. a ‘crest;’ toppr siglu, a mast-top, a mast-head, Mar.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

Germ.: German.

m.: masculine.

L.: Linnæus.

poët.: poetically.

Lat.: Latin.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

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