KÁRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KÁRR

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KÁRR

m. [A. S. cerre; Ivar Aasen kaara], a curl or curls in the hair; svartr á hárslit ok kárr í hári hans mikill, Post. 645. 66; rendering of ‘capillo nigro et crispo:’ a pr. name, Kárr, Landn.; and as a nickname in þunn-kárr, thin-haired; gull-kárr, gold curl; örðlu-kárr, Landn.

Runic Inscription

ᚴᛅᚱᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
pr.: proper.
S.: South, Southern.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)
Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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