Kyrr-seta
Old Norse Dictionary - kyrr-seta
Meaning of Old Norse word "kyrr-seta"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- kyrr-seta
- u, f. sitting, living at rest, Grett. 13; setjask í kyrrsetu, to take rest in life, Eg. 367, Fs. 21; sitja í kyrrsetu, Orkn. 184; hafa kyrrsetu, to have rest, Þorst. Síðu H. 170; fáir una nú kyrrsetunni, Fms. viii. 279: in plur., medic. want of exercise: kyrrsetu-tak, a law term, bail for a person, n. G. L. i. 48.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚱ-ᛋᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- medic.
- medicine, medically.
- n.
- neuter.
- plur.
- plural.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Orkn.
- Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
- Þorst. Síðu H.
- Þorsteins Saga Síðu-Hallssonar. (D. II.)