Alr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - alr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "alr" in Norwegian.

As defined by the Johan Fritzer's Old Norwegian dictionary:

alr
alr, s. Or, Older, Elle, lat. alnus, (jvfFolkespr. older, sv. alder Rietz 6 b;ags. alr, ælr, mnt. elre, mht. erle, ght. erila Mhd. Wb. I, 446 b; DWb. III,894) forekommer i det dermed sammen-satte Alrey (nu Aarø, ligesom OreyDN. V, 579 sandsynligvis staar for Árey dvs. Alrey) EJb. 6529. 20613; og aarkjörr for alrkjörr DN. VII, 352,jvf alriskógr under alri. Se alri.

Part of speech: s

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᛚᚱ
Medieval Runes were used in Norway from 11th to 15th centuries.
Futhork was a continuation of earlier Younger Futhark runes, which were used to write Old Norse.

Abbreviations used:

lat.
latinsk.
s.
substantiv.
v.
Verbum.

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