KARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KARA

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KARA

að, to clean off the kar, as ewes and cows do by licking their young.

2 KARA

II. metaph. to finish off; það er allt ókarrað, ’tis all unlicked into shape, in a rough state; or, það er ekki nema hálf-karað, it is but half finished.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
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