Old Norse Dictionary Entry

KER

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

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1 KER

n. [Goth. kas = σκευος; O. H. G. char; mid. H. G. kar; Dan. kar]:—a tub, vessel, Grág. ii. 339, Fs. 137, Bs. i. 336, 339, 340, Fms. vii. 150; hvert ker kann verða svá fullt at yfir gangi, Sturl. iii. 282: for fishing, göra garða eðr ker, Grág. ii. 350: valit ker, a chosen vessel, 656 C. 13, Matth. xxv. 4, Mark xi. 16, Luke viii. 16, Rom. ix. 21, 22, 1 Thess. iv. 4, 2 Tim. ii. 21, Rev. ii. 27: a goblet, Fms. x. 236, Js. 78, Hm. 18, 51: a chest, Gh. 7; aus-ker, a bucket, cp. Yngl. S. ch. 14; öl-ker, an ale cask, Orkn. 246; vín-ker, a wine cask; sýru-ker, Bs. i. 336; váð-ker = vestiarium; skap-ker = Gr. κρατήρ; gull-ker, leir-ker, silfr-ker, a gold, earthen, silver vessel: poët., vind-ker, the wind basin = the sky, Egil; ker svefna, ‘basins of sleep’ or ‘tear-basins’ = the eyes, Gísl. (in a verse).

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Runic Inscription

KER

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "KER" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

ch: chapter.
ch.: chapter.
cp: compare.
cp.: compare.
Dan: Danish.
Dan.: Danish.
gl: glossary.
gl.: glossary.
Goth.: Gothic.
Gr.: Greek.
id: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
l.: Linnæus.
lit: literally.
m.: masculine.
mid. H. G.: Middle High German.
n.: neuter.
O. H. G.: Old High German.
p.: page.
poët.: poetical, poetically.
S.: South, Southern.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Gh.: Guðrúnar-hefna. (A. II.)
Gísl.: Gísla Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)
Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
Yngl. S.: Ynglinga Saga. (C. II.)

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