ARI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ARI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ARI

a, m. [Ulf. ara; O. H. G. aro; cp. Germ. adler = edel-aro; cp. also the lengthened Icel. form örn, A. S. earn, Engl. earn], an eagle, rare and mostly in poetry; örn is the common word; Hom. 89, Stj. 71, Al. 160. In the Gloss. Royal Libr. Old Coll. Copenh. 1812 aquila is translated by ari.

2 ARI

COMPD: arahreiðr.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
f.: feminine.
Germ: German.
Germ.: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Icel: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
transl: translation, translated.
Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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