Kyrr
Old Norse Dictionary - kyrr
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyrr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word kyrr can mean:kyrr
- kyrr
- adj., older form kvirr, which is freq., esp. in Norse MSS., n. G. l., BS. i. 18; in present pronunciation kjurr or kjur; both the r’s belong to the root, and are still proncd. so; compar. kyrrari, superl. kyrrastr: [Ulf. qairrus = ἤπιος, 2 Tim. ii. 24; Swed. quar; Dan. qver; n. H. G. kirr]:—still, quiet, at rest; halda á vápni kyrru, to hold a weapon at rest, Grág. ii. 64; ef þváttr er upp hengdr fyrir helgi, þá skal hanga kvirr, n. G. l. i. 397; siti kvirr medan heilagt er, id.; hlýðir þó at þeir sé þrír, er hér á landi veri jafnan kyrrir, Grág. ii. 129; hann bað Bolla vera kvirran, BS. i. 18; Hákon bað hann hætta ok vera kyrran, FmS. vii. 154; er nú kyrt þar til er menn ríða til boðs, Nj. 24; lét konungr þá vera kyrt, Eg. 18; þat væri næst mínu skaplyndi, at kaup þetta væri kyrt, Ld. 212; setjask um kyrt, to take to rest (in life), Eg. 118, FaS. ii. 530; sitja um kyrt, to sit at rest, stir not, Nj. 102, Ld. 84; halda kyrru fyrir, not to stir, 216.
- kyrr
- II. neut. kyrt, as adv. gently; tak þú kyrt þar á, touch it gently, Ó. H. 176; honum þótti of kyrt klegit, BS. i. 462; slá þú nú kyrrara, FmS. v. 152.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- compar.
- comparative.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- esp.
- especially.
- f.
- feminine.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- id.
- idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- N. H. G.
- New High German.
- proncd.
- pronounced.
- S.
- Saga.
- superl.
- superlative.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
- adv.
- adverb.
- neut.
- neuter.
- s. v.
- sub voce.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)