Leppr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - leppr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "leppr" in Norwegian.

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

leppr: leppr, m. lidet Stykke, liden Del: 1) Haar-lok; hann hafði ljósan lepp í hári sínuhinum vinstra megin Hrafnk. 1317; hannskar lepp or hári þess manns Herv.2291 (3285); fá mér leppa tvá or háriþínu Nj. 78 (1164); miðla mér í mótlepp or magaskeggi þínu Fm. VI, 14122;tók einn lepp or tagli hans til sýnisum mikilleika hestsins Nornag. 6715(jvf Flat. I, 35421). 2) Klædeslap (jvftöturr); var nú at sjá - brúnn kyrtillhlaðbúinn sem leppr rotinn Bp. II, 566;sumir reyttu ok rifu af honum þá hinavonda leppa, sem hann hafði (dvs. variført, da han nemlig var búinn fátœkligasem staf karl) Flat. I, 39116; hverr lepprer upp brotinn á váru skipi Mork. 10824(Fm. VI, 38222). Jvf. klæðaleppr.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛚᚽᛕᛕᚱ
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.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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