Vipr

Old Norse Dictionary - vipr

Meaning of Old Norse word "vipr" in English.

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

vipr: f., pl. viprar (?), not vipur, for the r is radical, as is seen from the spelling in vellums and also from Norse vipre, Ivar Aasen:—a toy; barna vipr, a child’s toy; þat þótti allt sem barna vipr er aðrar konur görðu hjá því sem hón görði, Mirm. 140 (Ed. Kölbing); þykkir honum allt sem ungmennis-leikr eðr barna vipr þat sem hann hafði áðr numit hjá klerkdómi meistara Peri, Clar.; þótti allt barna vipr þat er aðrar konur höfðu í skarti hjá henni, Ld. 122 (vipur einar, Fms. ii. 21, l. c., should be viprar einar?).

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Clar.: Clarus Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Mirm.: Mirmants Saga. (G. II.)

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