þerrir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

þerrir

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 þerrir

m. dryness, of weather, dry weather, esp. such as is wanted in summer for drying hay; it is a household word in Icel.; eptir þat mun verða gott til þerra (gen. pl.) hinn næsta hálfan mánuð, Eb. 150; um kveldit görði þerri góðan ok þornaði heyit, 260; til þerris, for drying, Ld. 290; breiða klæði til þerris, Fms. iii. 184; ú-þerrir, wetness, a wet season; rifa-þerrir, a scorching dry day. þerra-leysi, n. a lack ofþerrir, Bs. i. 144.

Runic Inscription

þᛁᚱᚱᛁᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
esp: especially.
esp.: especially.
gen.: genitive.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
pl.: plural.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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