Þæri

Old Norse Dictionary - þæri

Meaning of Old Norse word "þæri"

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

þæri
n. the lower part of a carcase, brisket; var þar ekki kjöt á bæ hennar nema eitt sauðar-þæri, Bs. i. 611: of a cut-up fish, þorskr álnar í öxar-þærum, Grág. ii. 380 (Jb. 327); eyxar-þærum flattr, (Kb.) 357, l. c.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
l. c.
loco citato.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Jb.
Jóns-bók. (B. III.)
Kb.
Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)
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