Betra

Old Norwegian Dictionary - betra

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "betra" in Norwegian.

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

betra: betra, v. (að) forbedre, forandre til detbedre; betra líf sítt Barl. 79; betra okbœta Bp. I, 72714; Flat. I, 62; Barl.46; biðjum vér, at þér fyrirlítit þessasending ei, því at annan tíma skal þarum betra (dvs. sende eder mere) þegarguð vil DN. X, 920; ef eigi betraðistum af hans hendi dvs. om han ikke op-førte sig bedre, Vem. 1635; betrast e-mdvs. det bliver bedre med ens Helbred,= batnar, bœtist e-m, Fm. IX, 214.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᛏᚱᛆ
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.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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