RJÚPA

RJÚPA
(gen. pl. rjúpna), f. ptarmigan (sem valr flygi eptir rjúpu).
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u, f., gen. pl. rjúpna, [Dan. rype; cp. Germ. reh-bubu], a ptarmigan, Grág. ii. 346, Fms. vii. 3, K. Þ. K. 132: as a nickname, Landn.; cp. the riddle of the rjúpa, Gsp. (Fas. i.) rjúpna-lauf or rjúpna-lyng, n., botan. the mountain avens, dryas octopetala, Hjalt.

An Icelandic-English dictionary. . 1874.

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