Steypa

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

steypa Old Icelandic word can mean:

steypa

(-ta, -tr), v.

steypa

1) to throw (hurl) down (hann steypir sér þá út af þekjunni);

steypa

2) to overthrow (þat mun guð vilja, at vér steypinn honum);

steypa

3) to cast on or off a garment (s. af sér brynjunni, s. á sik grári kápu); hann hafði loðkápu yzt ok steypt hettinum, had let the hood sink over the face;

steypa

4) to pour out, with dat. (s. soði á leiði hans); hann lát s. þar á gullinu, he poured the gold out into it; hann tók övarnar ok steypir þeim niðr fyrir sik, and throws them down before him;

steypa

5) to cast, found, with acc. (var taflit allt steypt af silfri);

steypa

6) refl., ~st, to tumble down, fall stooping (steyptist hann dauðr á gólfit); s. fyrir borð, to plung overboard; s. í kaf, to plunge into water and dive.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛏᛁᚢᛒᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary