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Yrja

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Definitions

2 definitions

1 yrja

1. yr, urði, urinn, [a mod. verb formed from erja, arði, by the analogy of emja and ymja]:—to rub, scrape, scratch, esp. used in pret. part.; jörðin er öll upp urin, það er allt upp urið, of barren soil, as if shaven; the word occurs in Run. Gramm. Ísland, of 1651.

2 yrja

2. u, f., qs. ýrja, [úr = dew], a drizzling rain; sand-yrja, a quicksand, Safn i. 78; hence is again formed a verb yrja, það yrjar úr honum, it drizzles out of him, i. e. the sky; cp. ýra.
Similar Words

Similar Words

Runic Inscription

Runic Inscription

yrja

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "yrja" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch
chapter.
cp
compare.
cp.
compare.
esp
especially.
esp.
especially.
f.
feminine.
i. e.
id est.
m.
masculine.
mod
modern.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
p.
page.
part
participle.
part.
participle.
pret.
preterite.
qs.
quasi.

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Safn
Safn til Sögu Islands.

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