veipr

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Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *waipaz and cognate to Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, wreath, crown).

Noun[edit]

veipr m

  1. (hapax) A kind of headcloth
    • c. 1220, Snorri Sturluson, edited by Jón Sigurðsson, Edda Snorra Sturlasonar / Edda Snorronis Sturlæi., published 1852, page 494:
      Skeptingr (hǫfvðvkr) [] veipr []
      Headscarf (headcloth). [] veipr []

Declension[edit]

Unknown.