KURT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KURT

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 KURT

f. [for. word], courtesy, chivalry, good manners; þá kurt (chivalrous feat) nam ek í Húnalandi, Þiðr, 57, Konr. 9; með kurt ok hævesku. Fas.: freq. in poets of the 15th to the 17th centuries, enga ber kurt, Hallgr.; hjartað mitt er hlaðit með kurt, a ditty, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 303.

Runic Inscription

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Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
f.: feminine.
for.: foreign.
freq: frequent, frequently.
freq.: frequent, frequently.
l.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hallgr.: Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Ísl. Þjóðs.: Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Konr.: Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)

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