Lopt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lopt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lopt" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

lopt Old Icelandic word can mean:

lopt
n.
lopt
1) air, atmosphere, sky (skein sól, ok var lítt a l. komin); l. var mikit til jarðar at falla, it was a great height to fall down; l. ok lögr, sky and sea; á l., aloft, into the air; bera (fœra) á l., to spread abroad; hlaupa í l. upp, to leap up into the air; liggja í l. upp, to lie face uppermost; á lopti, aloft, in the air, on high; taka spjót á lopti, to catch a spear as it flies;
lopt
2) loft, upper room (Gunnar svaf í lopti einu í skálanum);
lopt
3) balcony (hann hleypr ofan ór loptinu á strætit).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛒᛏ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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