toppur

Icelandic

/ˈtʰɔhpʏr/

noun
Definitions
  • top highest part
  • peak, summit
  • climax
  • crest (of a wave)
  • lock (of hair)
  • forelock, fringe, bangs

Etymology

Inherited from Old Norse toppr (forelock, tuft of hair) inherited from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*tuppaz

Gloss

braid, pigtail, end, summit, crest, top, plait, tip, tuft of hair

Concept
Semantic Field

Clothing and grooming

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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