Hrís-kjörr
Old Norse Dictionary - hrís-kjörr
Meaning of Old Norse word "hrís-kjörr" (or hrís-kjǫrr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- hrís-kjörr (hrís-kjǫrr)
- n. pl. brushwood, Ld. 204, Landn. 68, Fms. vii. 31, 123, Þiðr. 67.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hrís-kjörr may be more accurately written as hrís-kjǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᚱᛁᛋ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Þiðr.
- Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)