Harpa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - harpa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "harpa" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

harpa: harpa, f. Harpe (et musikalsk Instrument,hvorom se Du Cange II, 1, 70644 fg;jvf Diez3 I, 33 fg under arpa; PercyEssay on the ancient minstrels Anm.H. i hans Reliques of ancient engl. poetry Tauchnitz ed. I, LXIII jvfLXXXIII1; Roquefort poesie fran/,c/aises. 214-216; ags. hearpe = lat. citharaTh. Wright Anglosax. and old engl.Vocab. 2d ed. by Wülcker I, 31118). Völs.187 fg (c. 43); fóru inn leikarar með hörp-ur ok gigjur ok söngtól OH. 8632 (Flat.II, 17016); þar við eru höfð allskonarsöngfœri, organ, sinfon ok salterium,hörpur ok gigjur ok allskonar stren-leikar Fm. VII, 9714; leika hörpu dvs.spille paa harpa, Stj. 46021. 26; slá hörpud. s. Kgs. 1541. 3; Str. 837; Didr. 15034;Bp. I, 22030. 35; era hlums vant, kvaðrefr, dró hörpu á ísi Fm. VII, 1913;SE. I, 1823 jvf 5; magi hörpu dvs. det hule Rum under Harpens Sangbund:læsti hana innan í maga hörpunnar Fld. III, 22422; jvf Völs. 18714 fgg (c. 43).

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᛆᚱᛕᛆ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

c.: Capitel.

f.: Feminin.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

S.: Side.

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