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Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Barr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry
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Definitions

Definitions

1 definitions

1 barr

adj. ready (paratus), Jd. 13: strong, vigorous, Lex. Pout.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

barr

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

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

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.
Anglo-Saxon.
adj
adjective.
adj.
adjective.
ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
gl
glossary.
i. e.
id est.
Icel
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.
North. E.
Northern English.
opp
opposed to.
opp.
opposed.
opp. to
opposed to.
p.
page.
S.
South, Southern.
Scot.
Scottish.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Hkv.
Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
Hkv. Hjörv.
Helga-kviða Hjörvarðssonar. (A. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Jd.
Jómsvíkinga-drápa. (A. III.)
Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

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