Unn-vörp

Old Norse Dictionary - unn-vörp

Meaning of Old Norse word "unn-vörp" (or unn-vǫrp) in English.

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

unn-vörp (unn-vǫrp)
n. pl. a swoop or drift of waves; in the phrase, falla sem unnvörp, to fall (in battle) like wave-drifts, = Lat. catervatim, Hkr. iii. 34; þar lágu menn svá þykkt sem unnvörp væri, Fms. viii. 405, vi. 68 (also spelt undvörp): in mod. usage undvörpum, id., Fas. i. 451; sauðfénaðr staðarins datt niðr unnvörpum í megrð, Bs. i. 873.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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