Eira

Old Norwegian Dictionary - eira

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "eira" in Norwegian.

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

eira: eira, v. (rð) 1) skaane, spare (ags. arian),m. Dat. Flat. I, 44037; Fm. VII, 312; Am.31; SE. I, 1729; eira undan e-u dvs. giveefter, trække sig tilbage for noget, Fm. VII, 24416; Laxd. 46 (20727). 2) være en (e-m) tilpas, tjenlig eller behagelig, =henta. Eg. 74 (17928); Fm. IX, 511 &vl;Thom. 14513; eira e-m ílla dvs. være enilde tilpas, Flat. I, 4821; Gyð. 1310;Sturl. I, 25731; Bp. I, 75238; Stj. 45010;Flat. I, 33412; ogsaa eira ílla e-u dvs.synes ilde om noget, Fld. III, 2446; Fm.II, 6710. 3) eira e-n af e-u dvs. skille enaf med noget, berøve ham noget; innílli H. af eirði þá sínni sœmd Bær.8515; ek var riddari Bærings hertoga,en inn ílli H. af eirði mik riddara-dómi þá, er hann drap mínn herraBæring Bær. 8734.

Part of speech: v

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚽᛁᚱᛆ
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:

a.: accusativ.

Dat.: Dativ.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

p.: Pagina, side.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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