Kýr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - kýr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "kýr" in Norwegian.

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

kýr: kýr, f. (G. kýr, Dat. & Akk. kú, N. Pl. kýr, G. Pl. kúa). Ko. Gul. 41; Mar.955 fg; Bp. I, 193 fg. 36826; kýr gang-andi dvs. virkelig eller levende Ko (mods. kýrlag, jvf ganganda fé, kvikfé) DN.I, 632. IV, 42415, 671. VIII, 2108. IX,1968. X, 5214; Ívar segir nú, at þeirskulu at keyptu komast, áðr þeir fáieign hans, ok segir, at nú skuli faraallt saman karl ok kýr Sturl. I, 2418;hann (nl. Augvaldr) bjó hér á nesinuok lagði elsku mikla á eina kú, sváat hón skyldi fara með honum hverter hann fór, ok vildi hann drekkahennar mjólk; ok því mæla menn svá,þeir er féit elska, at allt skal farasaman karl ok kýr Fm. X, 3025 (OT.3416; Flat. I, 37534); jvf karl ok kýllunder kýll; i Øgenavn: Simon k. Fm.IX, 714.

Part of speech: f

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚴᛦᚱ
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:

Dat.: Dativ.

f.: Feminin.

fg.: følgende.

G.: Genitiv.

lat.: latinsk.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

p.: Pagina, side.

Pl.: Pluralis.

s.: substantiv.

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