toppr
nafnorðkarlkyn
[ zopf; topt or tupt], a tuft or lock of hair, of a horse’s forelock, ii. 207, 534; ok var síðan skorinn stuttr toppr yfir brúnum, 288; tuttr litli ok toppr fyrir nefi, and a tuft under the nose, ii. (in the giantess’ lullaby song): Katla lék at hafri sínum ok jafnaði topp hans ok skegg (a goat’s tuft or beard), ok greiddi flóka hans, 92.
2. of a horse; hvárki toppr né tagl, i. 80; hestr hvítr at lit, rauð eyrun ok topprinn, 194; enn ef topp skerr ór höfði hrossi manns, sá er sekr aurum tveimr, i. 228; láta kasta toppi, to amble so as to shake the forelock: the names of steeds, Gull-t., Gold-tuft; Silfrin-t., Silver-tuft, .II. a top ( apex), a ‘crest;’ toppr siglu, a mast-top, a mast-head,
Skammstafanir og tilvitnanir
- m.karlkyn (e. masculine)
- Germ.German.
- cp.compare.
- poët.poetically.
- metaph.metaphorical, metaphorically.
- Lat.Latin.
- prop.proper, properly.
- Fas.Fornaldar sögur. (C. II.)
- Sks.Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Eb.Eyrbyggja saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.Laxdæla saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- EddaEdda. (C. I.)
- Mar.Maríu saga. (F. III.)