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Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Note to KrákÁsl Lv 8VIII (Ragn 25)

[7] hjúpu ‘tunic’: This f. noun (nom. hjúpa), Olsen (Ragn 1906-8, 212) notes, is a variant of the more commonly attested hjúpr m. ‘doublet’, signifying a short, cape-like garment worn over a mail-coat; cf. ÍO: 1 hjúpa, 1 hopa, 2 hypja.

References

  1. Bibliography
  2. ÍO = Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. 1989. Íslensk orðsifjabók. Reykjavík: Orðabók Háskólans.
  3. Ragn 1906-8 = Olsen 1906-8, 111-222.

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