Kjarr

Old Norse Dictionary - kjarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjarr"

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

kjarr
n., pl. kjörr; [Dan. kjær; Ivar Aasen kjerr and kjorr]:—copsewood, brushwood; kjörr ok skóga, Rm. 43; smávíði ok kjörr, Eg. 580; ok stingr niðr í jörðina undir eitt kjarr, Þiðr. 68; hann lét liðit fara í kjörr nokkur, Fms. viii. 79; þá er þeir riðu um kjörr nokkur, Orkn. 80; ok reið ek þér þar knút á kjarrinu, Hkr. iii. 265, Fms. vii. 123; fram um kjörrin, viii. 414; hrís-k., q. v.

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

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Abbreviations used:

Dan.
Danish.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pl.
plural.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ivar Aasen
Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.
Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Rm.
Rígsmál. (A. II.)
Þiðr.
Þiðreks Saga. (G. I.)
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