Ýr

Old Norse Dictionary - ýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ýr"

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

Old Norse word ýr can mean:ýr

ýr
1. or yr, prep. = ór (q. v.), a freq. spelling in vellums; slík duga betr en springi yr, Skálda (Thorodd).
ýr
2. f. = úr, a drizzling rain: a pr. name of a woman, Landn.

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

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Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
f.
feminine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Skálda
Skálda. (H. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
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