Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Austr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

2 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.

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Runic Inscription

austr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "austr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

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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