Karskr
Old Norse Dictionary - karskr
Meaning of Old Norse word "karskr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- karskr
- adj., fem. körsk, karskt, proncd. kaskr; [from karl or karr, qs. kariskr; Germ. karsch, a north Germ., word, Grimm’s Dict. by Hildebrand; Dan.-Swed. karsk]:—brisk, bold, Nj, 120, v. l.: hale, hearty, era karskr maðr sá er …, he is not a hale man, i. e. he suffers much who …, Stor. 4: freq. in mod. usage.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛅᚱᛋᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- fem.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- Germ.
- German.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- qs.
- quasi.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Stor.
- Sona-torrek. (A. III.)