Tupt

Old Icelandic Dictionary - tupt

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "tupt" in English.

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

tupt Old Icelandic word can mean:

tupt
f.
tupt
1) ‘toft’, homestead;
tupt
Skaði byggvir fornar toptir föður, S. dwells in her father’s old home;
tupt
2) a place marked out for a house or building (skyldi þar vera kaupstaðr; hann gaf mönnum toptir til at gera sér þar hús);
tupt
3) the mere walls or foundations of a (former) building (út með firðinum eru víða toptir).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛏᚢᛒᛏ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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