Geirr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - geirr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "geirr" in Norwegian.

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

geirr: geirr, m. (G. -s, N. PL. -ar) 1) Spyd medBlad eller Jern af vinkelformig, kile-formig Beskaffenhed (jvf geiri) brugtdels til Skud og dels til Stød (jvfHöf. Leb. II, 170 fg; ght. gêr, ags.gár); elli gefr hanum engi friþ, þótthanum geirar gefi Hm. 15 (16); óvíster at vita, nær verþr á vegum útigeirs um þörf guma Hm. 37 (38); geiriundaþr Hm. 139 (138); rjóþa geirHárb. 40; af geiri gjallanda Ghe. 5;nú tók jötunninn geir sínn ok einnstóran völ ok hljóp þegar at BeversBev. 22933; skaut jötunninn geir sínumat Bevers Bev. 22949; [lagdæ þá Þorif] uilGrjótgard með gæir í giognum hialm-æn í hofuuid DN. X, 62 (5511); jvfatgeirr. 2) Horn paa Ambolt (steði,nefsteði); Vígfúss fœrði steðjann (somvar en nefsteði se L. 14) tveim höndumí höfuð Asláki, svá at geirrinn (= nefit,steðjanefit Flat. I, 19033 fg; jvf Jómsv.7217) stóð í heila niðri Fm. I, 17717.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚵᚽᛁᚱᚱ
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.

G.: Genitiv.

L.: Linje.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

v.: Verbum.

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