Æra

Old Norse Dictionary - æra

Meaning of Old Norse word "æra"

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

Old Norse word æra can mean:æra

æra
i. e. œra, ð, [órar], to madden; hvern tíma sem íllr andi ærði Saul, Stj. 469; it ellra barn má œra hit œrra, Skálda 162: œrir huginn, Hom. 53, Al. 154.
æra
II. reflex. to run mad, run wild, Mart. 118, Fms. vii. 187; en þér munduð. allir ærzk hafa, Landn. 180; ærask nú hestarnir báðir, Nj. 82: ærðr, Flóv. 22.

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

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Abbreviations used:

i. e.
id est.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
reflex.
retlexive.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
Flóv.
Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Mart.
Martinus Saga. (F. III.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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