Hvelpr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - hvelpr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "hvelpr" in Norwegian.

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

hvelpr: hvelpr, m. (G. -s, N. Pl. -ar) Hvalp, lat. catu-lus; om Hundehvalp (jvf bikkjuhvelpr):í för vóru með þeim hundar blauðir oklágu hvelpar í hundunum, en er þeir vóruá skip komnir, þá þótti jarlinum, semgœi hvelparnir í greyhundunum Flat.I, 10226; jvf Jómsv. 572; Jómsv.* 1420;men ogsaa om forskjellige vilde DyrsUnger, f. Ex. Ulvs: Alex. 3125; Løves: Alex. 31; Stj. 57224; Fld. II, 1652;Panters: Stj. 809; forekommer som Ud-tryk af Foragt brugt om en Mands-person, der ansees for endnu ikke atvære voxen: viltu hafa grið nú, segirkonungr, -? eigi af hundi þínum,segir jarl; viltu þá, segir konungr, atMagnús konungr frændi þínn gefi þérgrið? Magnús son konungs stýrþi þáskipi ok var þó á ungum aldri; þásvarar jarl: hvat muni hvelpr sá ráþagriðum Mork. 8034 (jvf Fm. VI, 32221);som Øgenavn: Þorkell hvelpr Laxd.32 (8021); som Personnavn: Hvelpr eðaHundi Flat. I, 22912 (OH. 91); jvfHvelpabœr DN. II, 447.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚼᚠᚽᛚᛕᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

v.: Verbum.

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