Kerra
Old Norse Dictionary - kerra
Meaning of Old Norse word "kerra"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kerra can mean:kerra
- kerra
- 1. u, f., gen. pl. kerrna, Stj. 288, [for. word], a car, chariot, Bret. 68, Stj. 204, 288, 387, Al. 42, Fb. i. 320; kerra sólarinnar, Edda 7; kerra Þórs, Nj. 131; eldlig k., Niðrst. 9; kerru gætir, a charioteer, Skálda 194, Pr. 477: the zodiacal sign, Rb. kerru-sleði, a, m. a kind of sledge, D. n.
- kerra
- 2. t, to force or throw the neck backwards; hnakka-kertr (part.), throwing the neck backwards; heldr en ekki hnakka-kertr, höndum stingr mjaðmir á, Hallgr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚱᚱᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- for.
- foreign.
- gen.
- genitive.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Bret.
- Breta Sögur. (G. I.)
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Niðrst.
- Niðrstigningar Saga. (F. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Hallgr.
- Hallgrímr Pétrsson.