Definitions
Definitions
1 ýra
1. ð, [úr, n.], to drizzle; ýrðisk dögg á reifit, Stj. 397; það ýrir úr honum, it drizzles, rains: the phrase, ýra e-u úr sér, to dole out; or, það ýrir í e-t, to glitter, like drops of dew; ýranda full, a brimful beaker, Ad. 6: of the glittering particles in iron or other ore, ýrt járn, corned iron; in the saying, ýrt járn kvað kerling, átti kníf deigan.
2 ýra
2. u, f. a squirt; Ílluga ýrur skella einatt framan í Sveini, a ditty, Espól. 1758.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
ýra
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "ýra" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).