Tötrug-hypja

Old Norse Dictionary - tötrug-hypja

Meaning of Old Norse word "tötrug-hypja" (or tǫtrug-hypja) in English.

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

tötrug-hypja (tǫtrug-hypja): u, f. a tattered frock, Rm., Hkv. Hjörv.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, tötrug-hypja may be more accurately written as tǫtrug-hypja.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Hkv. Hjörv.: Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)

Rm.: Rígsmál. (A. II.)

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