Kör

Old Norse Dictionary - kör

Meaning of Old Norse word "kör" (or kǫr)

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

Old Norse word kör can mean:kör

kör (kǫr)
f., gen. karar, a bed in which one lies bedridden; liggja í kör, to lie bedridden, Ld. 82, Hkr. i. 35, Bs. i. 351, Fms. ii. 200, Gkv. 2. 43; leggjask í kör, to lay oneself down bedridden; sagði at allt var annat athæfiligra en at auvirðask ok leggjask í kör, Eg. 103: mythol. the bed of Hel is called kör, Edda (Gl.)
kör (kǫr)
COMPDS: kararkerling, kararmaðr.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kör may be more accurately written as kǫr.

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

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Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
gen.
genitive.
l.
line.
mythol.
mythology, mythologically.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Gkv.
Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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