Lypta

Old Icelandic Dictionary - lypta

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "lypta" in English.

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

lypta Old Icelandic word can mean:

lypta: (-pta, -ptr), v. to lift, raise, with dat. (síðan lypti hón kápuhetti hans ok sá í andlit honum); l. e-u upp, to lift up; l. ferð sinni, to start on a journey; impers., lyptir e-u, it is lifted up, raised; lypti þá mjök brúnum manna, their faces brightened;

lypta: refl., ~st, to move, stir (lézt hann ekki mundu þaðan l. fyrr en á bak jólum); lyptist þeim þá lítt reiði, their anger was raised a little.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛚᚢᛒᛏᛅ

Abbreviations used:

e-u: einhverju.

dat.: dative.

impers.: impersonal.

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