veipr

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Old Norse

Etymology

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

Noun

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

Unknown.