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[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.