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.)
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