EPTRI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

EPTRI

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 EPTRI

compar., and EPTSTR or epztr, superl. (also sometimes aptari, aptastr), the aftermost, hinder, hindmost:

2 EPTRI

1. loc., eptra fæti, the hind leg, Edda 28; báða fætr hina eptri, Vígl. 21 (aptr-fætr, hind leg’s); til hins eptra austr-rúms, the hindmost, opp. to fremri, Fms. viii. 139; framstafninn ok hinn eptri (viz. stafn), ii. 304; eptra (aptara) hjalt (of a sword), Fas. iii. 244; at aptara stafni, 429; eigi vil ek vera aptastr allra minna manna, I will not be the hindmost of all my men, Fms. ii. 307; er raddar-staf hefir eptra í nafninu, Skálda 165.

3 EPTRI

2. temp. later, last; en eftri burðar-tíð en hin fyrri, Hom. 56; hina eftri hingatkomu Krists, 106; þá eru þeir skrökváttar er eftri báru, that last bore witness, N. G. L. i. 32; vide efri and aptr.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛒᛏᚱᛁ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

compar.: comparative.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
loc: local, locally.
loc.: local, locally.
m.: masculine.
opp: opposed to.
opp.: opposed.
opp. to: opposed to.
p.: page.
superl.: superlative.
temp.: temporal.
viz: videlicet.
viz.: videlicet.

Works & Authors

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)
Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)
Vígl.: Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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