Ertr

Old Norse Dictionary - ertr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ertr"

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

ertr
f. pl. [early Germ. arbeiz; mod. Germ. erbse; Dutch erwt or ert; Dan. ært; Swed. ärter]:—peas; the Scandin. word is probably borrowed from Dutch or Fris. and occurs in the 13th century; in old writers the r is kept throughout, ertr, ertrnar, Stj. 161; ertrum (dat.), 655 xxxiii. 4; ertra (gen.), Gþl. 544; ertra-akr, a pea-field, id.; ertra-reitr, a bed of peas, n. G. l. ii. 172; ertra-vellingr, Stj. 160, 161, gen. xxv. 29: in mod. usage it is declined erta, u, f., gen. pl. ertna, ertum, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
dat.
dative.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.
Fris.
Frisian.
gen.
genitive.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.
line.
L.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
Scandin.
Scandinavia, Scandinavian.
Swed.
Swedish.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.
Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
N. G. L.
Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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