Særr
Old Norse Dictionary - særr
Meaning of Old Norse word "særr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- særr
- (i. e. sœrr), adj. to be taken, of an oath; hann sór þeim eið, ok sagði þó at eigi mundi vel særr vera, it was not quite a fair oath, Fms. ix. 344; ú-sœrr eiðr, Sks. 80 new Ed., N. G. l. i. 17: the saying, lítið er í eiði ú-sært, see eiðr; heið-særr:—so in the mod. phrase, mér er sá eiðr sær, I will swear to it that it is so:—of the time when an oath can be taken, sœrr dagr, Gþl. 379, K. Á. 186.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Á.
- Kristinn-réttr Árna biskups. (B. III.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)