Af-kárr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Af-kárr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 af-kárr

adj. [af- intens.; kárr does not occur; cp. the modern kári, a gale, tempest, (poët.)], strange, prodigious; er hér nokkut afkárt inni, of a giant pulling a bear out of his den by the ears, Fas. ii. 237; it occurs repeatedly in Lex. Poët. = very strong, remarkable; afkárr söngr, discordant song, of shouting, Akv. 38; cp. launkárr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚠ-ᚴᛅᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
intens.
intensive.
mod
modern.
p.
page.
poët.
poetical, poetically.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Akv.
Atla-kviða. (A. II.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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