Íri
Old Norse Dictionary - íri
Meaning of Old Norse word "íri"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- íri
- a. m. gossip, rumour, tattle; höfum vér heyrt nokkurn íra á, hvárt þú sér konungs-son eðr eigi, Fms. ix. 278, v. l., a απ. λεγ., hence prob. the mod. íra-fár, hurly-burly; í mesta írafári.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᚱᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- απ. λεγ.
- απαξ. λεγόμενον.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- prob.
- probably.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)