Toppr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - toppr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "toppr" in Norwegian.

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

toppr: toppr, m. 1) Top, øverste Spidse ellerEnde; i siglutoppr dvs. Mastetop, Mar.7891. 2) Haardusk, Haartop a) paaMenneske: hann var svartr á hárs lit,ok hékk flóki ofan fyrir andlitit, þarsem topprinn skyldi vera Fld. II, 2077;er ek var innan hirðar, þá var þat siðrí hirð, at hár var skorit styttra eneyrnablöð -, ok var síðan skorinnstuttr toppr yfir brúnum Kgs. 6618; b)paa Hest: ef topp skerr ór höfði rossimanns, sá - Frost. 10, 4611; hann (nl.hestrinn) var hvítr at lit ok rauð eyrunok topprinn Laxd. 45 (12912); hyggiðsvá til, sveinar! at hvárki bregði lagisínu toppr né tagl í hestinum Fld. I,8014; c) paa Buk: þeir sá hvar Katlavar ok lék at hafri sínum ok jafnaðitopp hans ok skegg ok greiddi flókahans Eb. 20 (3229).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛏᚮᛕᛕᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

s.: substantiv.

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