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.)