Sópa

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sópa

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sópa" in English.

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

sópa Old Icelandic word can mean:

sópa
(að), v.
sópa
1) to sweep, with dat. (griðkonan ~r saman léreptunum);
sópa
láta greipr ~ um e-t, ~ höndum um e-t, to make a clean sweep, carry off all;
sópa
2) to sweep a house, floor, with acc. (A. lét ~ húsin ok tjalda);
sópa
3) refl., ~st e-u, ~st at um e-t, ~st um, to scrape together, gather, = ~ e-u at sér (~st mönnum, ~st at um menn).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᚢᛒᛅ

Abbreviations used:

dat.
dative.
e-t
eitthvat.
acc.
accusative.
e-u
einhverju.

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