Betri

Old Norwegian Dictionary - betri

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "betri" in Norwegian.

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

betri: betri, adj. comp.; beztr adj. superl.(jvfbaztr) bedre, bedst; svarer til Positiv góðr 1) eigi vildir þú jafna þik hinnbezta mann hinum versta manni Ju-gurtha Pr. 3196; þeim hefir betra þóttat - Pr. 31910; er kostr at taka svágóða (hesta) sem bezta vilja Klm. 30635;þínn hlutr mun eigi vera betri en góðrNj. 148; betri at hafa en án vera, se under án; barns betri dvs. bleven frugt- sommelig, Frost. 3, 5; meðan bezt ersumar Kgs. 11; hafa öll sín beztuframmi dvs. gjøre sit bedste, alt hvad man kan, Post. 69011. 2) er mér hefir beztrverit Fm. VII, 274. 3) þar var meðhonum Gísli - - ok flestir inir betribœndr or fjörðum Sturl. I, 39435. - betra, adv. = betr 2: betra en 3 þú-sundir manna Klm. 287. - bezta, adv.særdeles vel: bezta er or þessu leystMork. 9712.

Part of speech: adj comp

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛒᚽᛏᚱᛁ
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:

adj.: Adjectiv.

adv.: Adverbium.

comp.: Comparativ.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

superl.: Superlativ.

v.: Verbum.

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