Kærr
Old Norse Dictionary - kærr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kærr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kærr
- adj., compar. kærri, superl. kærastr and kærstr; [Dan. kiær; Swed. kär; this word, which does not occur in old poets of the heathen time, was prob. introduced through the French from the Lat. cārus]:—dear, beloved, intimate; lengi höfu vit feðgar ekki kærir verit Noregskonungum, Nj. 8; hinn kærasti konungi, Fms. i. 15; var með þeim en kærasta vinátta, Eg. 2: görðu þeir með sér ena kærstu vináttu, Nj. 103; verit hefir kærra við Þórólf af þinni hendi, Eg. 255; allir görðu sér kærra við Hákon, Fms. i. 22; þinna kærastu vina, Stj. 539; mín kæra, my dear! 388; minn kæri, my dear!
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- n.
- neuter.
- prob.
- probably.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)