Amstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Amstr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 amstr

n. [cp. Germ. amsteig = palearium], a rick, Orkn. 448, an απ. λεγ.: amstr now means toil: cp. amstrast, að, to toil.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᛘᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
απ. λεγ.
απαξ. λεγόμενον.

Works & Authors

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
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