ERTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

ERTR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 ERTR

f. pl. [early Germ. arbeiz; mod. Germ. erbse; Dutch erwt or ert; Dan. ært; Swed. ärter]:—peas; the Scandin. word is probably borrowed from Dutch or Fris. and occurs in the 13th century; in old writers the r is kept throughout, ertr, ertrnar, Stj. 161; ertrum (dat.), 655 xxxiii. 4; ertra (gen.), Gþl. 544; ertra-akr, a pea-field, id.; ertra-reitr, a bed of peas, N. G. L. ii. 172; ertra-vellingr, Stj. 160, 161, Gen. xxv. 29: in mod. usage it is declined erta, u, f., gen. pl. ertna, ertum, etc.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
Dan
Danish.
Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Fr
French in etymologies.
Fris.
Frisian.
gen.
genitive.
Germ
German.
Germ.
German.
id
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
prob
probable, probably.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed
Swedish.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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