Austr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Austr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 austr

rs and rar, m. [ausa], the act of drawing water in buckets, pumping; v. dæluaustr and byttuaustr, Grett. ch. 19; standa í austri, to toil hard at the pump, Fas. ii. 520, Sturl. iii. 68; til austrar, Grett. 94 B. β. the water pumped or to be pumped, bilge water, Gr. αντλος, Sturl. iii. 67, 68; skipið fullt af austri, full of bilge water, Fb. ii. 204 (Fbr.), Finnb. 234; standa í a., v. above.

2 austr

COMPD: austrs-ker, austker (N. G. L. i. 59), a scoop, pump-bucket (cp. ausker), GÞl. 424.

Runic Inscription

ᛅᚢᛋᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
adv: adverb.
adv.: adverb.
ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
Germ: German.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Gr.: Greek.
Hel.: Heliand.
l.: Linnæus.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
p.: page.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)
Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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