Neytr
Old Norse Dictionary - neytr
Meaning of Old Norse word "neytr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- neytr
- adj. good, fit for use; vápn þat er neytt sé, Grett. 99 A; hesta alla þá er neytir eru, Sturl. iii. 237:—neytr at e-u, good for something, at hví neyt sé, for what they are useful, Grág. ii. 266; n. til e-s, andvana lík til einskis neytt, Pass. 4. 23: of persons, good, useful, Kolbeinn féll ok margrir aðrir neytir menn, Bs. i. 141.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚾᛁᚢᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Pass.
- Passiu-Sálmar.
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)