Kargr

Old Norse Dictionary - kargr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kargr"

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

kargr
adj. [mid. H. G. karc; Germ. karg; Dan. karrig], lazy, stubborn, as an ass; hann er svo kargr, heillin mín, hann nennir ekki neitt að gera, látum við strákinn stúdíera, Grönd.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Dan.
Danish.
Germ.
German.
id.
idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
m.
masculine.
mid. H. G.
middle High German.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grönd.
Benedikt Gröndal.
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