Rýra

Old Norse Dictionary - rýra

Meaning of Old Norse word "rýra"

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

Old Norse word rýra can mean:rýra

rýra
ð, [Ulf. rjurjan = φθείρειν], to make small, merl. 1. 35
rýra
2. part. rýrandi, diminisher, Lex. Poët.
rýra
II. metaph. to depreciate, disparage, make little of.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Ulf.
Ulfilas.
part.
participle.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.
Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.
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