Olpa

Old Norwegian Dictionary - olpa

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "olpa" in Norwegian.

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

olpa
olpa, f. et Slags Kappe eller Kaabe; einnþeirra sat ok stýrði, sá var í olpugrœnni Flat. I, 30715 jvf 28; þessi heklavar gör á mynd sem olpa eða lóðkápaMag.* 637; sá, er á til 80 hundraða, máþar með bera olpu eða kápu tvídregnaútan gráskinn Jb. 187 (NgL. IV, 24910).Jvf. olpumaðr lóðolpa.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚮᛚᛕᛆ
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:

a.
accusativ.
f.
Feminin.
L.
Linje.
lat.
latinsk.

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