Urinn
Old Norse Dictionary - urinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "urinn"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- urinn
- part. [is a mod. participle (16th century, see urningr below) formed from yrja, urði, urinn, = erja, arði, arinn, cp. erja β; it can therefore have no bearing on the false reading, Gsp., Fas. i. 475]:—rubbed, scratched; jörðin er öll upp urin, the crop bitten close off, as if shaven.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Gsp.
- Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)