Austr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - austr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "austr" in Norwegian.

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

austr: austr, m. (Gen. -rs) 1) Øsen, især ombordfor at skaffe bort det Vand, som findesi Fartøjet. Flóam. 28 jvf byttuaustr,dæluaustr, stampaustr; verja skip austridvs. ved Øsen hindre Fartøj fra at fyldesaf det indstrømmende Vand, Gul. 310;Frost. 2, 36; JKr. 34. 2) det i Bun-den af Fartøjet staaende Vand, som skaludøses. Fld. II, 356; Fbr. 87; Sturl. II,5726 jvf 5826. 33. 3) áaustr. Æf. 95223.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛆᚢᛋᛏᚱ
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:

f.: Feminin.

m.: Masculin.

n.: Neutrum.

s.: substantiv.