Kjör
Old Norse Dictionary - kjör
Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör" (or kjǫr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kjör can mean:kjör
- kjör (kjǫr)
- n., also spelt keyr, [kjósa; cf. Germ. kur in kur-fürst, etc.]:—a choice, decision; ef undir oss bræðr skal koma kjörit, Nj. 192; vér viljum hugsa fyrir oss um kjörit, Fms. vii. 88; verðr þat af kjörum (the final choice) at þeir fara allir samt, Fs. 120; þat vóru allra kjör, at menn kjöru til biskups Norðlenzkan mann, Bs. i. 80; þá skyldi eigi fyrir þá sök skipta keyrinu, alter the choice, Glúm. 383; enda hafi hann engi þann mann fengit til kørs (= kjörs) fyrir sik, Grág. ii. 240; þá vandaðist kerit (keyrit), Sturl.; ganga at kjörum, and ganga í kjör, to go as one wishes; hann kvað þat hafa gengit í kjör, Fas. ii. 371; falla í kjör, id., Skíða R. 104; ganga allt við kjör, id., Harms. 37.
- kjör (kjǫr)
- II. in pluR. cheer; mikil kjör, mickle cheer, abundance; ó-kjör, a bad lot (to choose from): used in the west of Icel. of bad weather, mestu ó-kjör, a pelting rain; vil-kjör (Dan. vilkaar), bliss, wealth.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjör may be more accurately written as kjǫr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᛁᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- etc.
- et cetera.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Glúm.
- Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)