Þari
Old Norse Dictionary - þari
Meaning of Old Norse word "þari"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word þari can mean:þari
- þari
- a, m. [Dan. tarre; Shetl. tarri- in tarricrook, a fork to gather sea-weed with]:—sea-weed, Lat. alga; þari and þang are almost synonymous; hann grefsk milli tveggja steina, ok berr á sik ofan þarann, FbR. 103 new Ed., Grág. ii. 358; land eigandi á þara allan, 359; beltis-þari = fucus saccharius; Skíði datt er skyldi hann skjótt á þaranum ganga, Skíða R.; brenna þara, Frissb. 255.
- þari
- COMPDS: þarabelti, þarabrúk, þaranytjaR.
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:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- Lat.
- Latin.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- R.
- Rimur.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)