Virtr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Virtr

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 virtr

n. [A. S. wyrt; Engl. wort; Ivar Aasen vyrt or vurt; Swed. vört]:—the sweet-wort, new beer, not yet fully fermented; virtr ok vín (ale and wine) is an allit. phrase; á víni ok virtri, Sdm. 8; and so in the Faroe lays, virtur og so vin, A.A. 322.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᛁᚱᛏᚱ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.
allit.: alliteration, alliterative.
Engl: English.
Engl.: English.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
lit.: literally.
m.: masculine.
n.: neuter.
S.: South, Southern.
Swed: Swedish.
Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

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