Æðr

Old Norse Dictionary - æðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "æðr"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word æðr can mean:æðr

æðr
1. i. e. œðr, adj. [from vaða, óð], fordable; áin var ó-œð, Bs. i. 349; hón (the river Rhine) var eigi œð, ok engi var brú eða farkostr yfir, Karl. 41.
æðr
2. f., acc. and dat. æði, [Engl. eider; see dún], an eider-duck, Skálda (Gl.); gæs, andir né æðar, Grág. ii. 347; þú sátt val bera æði í hamra, Fas. i. 485 (Hb.); svá var mörg æðr í eyjunni, at varla mátti ganga fyrir eggjum, Þorf. Karl. 412.
æðr
COMPDS: æðardún, æðarvarp, Æðey, Æðeyingr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
acc.
accusative.
dat.
dative.
Engl.
English.
f.
feminine.
gl.
glossary.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Karl.
Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hb.
Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Þorf. Karl.
Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)
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