Ár-salr

Old Norse Dictionary - ár-salr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-salr"

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

Old Norse word ár-salr can mean:ár-salr

ár-salr
and ársali, a, m. [a foreign word, introduced from Britain], precious hangings of a bed, Eb. 262, Edda 18 (ársali); ársal allan, Gkv. 2. 26; allan ársala, Js. 78; an obsolete word.
ár-salr
II. in the east of Icel. ársali [ár, annona, and selja] means annual produce, the stores or crop of a year.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
v.
vide.
Icel.
Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.
Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Js.
Járnsíða. (B. III.)
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