Ýtar
Old Norse Dictionary - ýtar
Meaning of Old Norse word "ýtar"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ýtar
- m. pl., prop. ‘mariners’ (?), then men, poët., Edda (Gl.); ýta synir, the sons of men, Hm. 28, 68, 167; ýta kyn, mankind, Skálda (in a verse), Mkv.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛏᛅᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- pl.
- plural.
- poët.
- poetically.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
- Skálda
- Skálda. (H. I.)