Rýrr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - rýrr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "rýrr" in Norwegian.

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

rýrr: rýrr, adj. ubetydelig, utilstrækkelig, under-legen (jvf Aasen 622a63. b1 fg); stefnithingat öllum ungum mönnum, ok efþeir koma vel búnir, þá væntir mik,at heiðingjar verða rýrir Klm. 18535;rýrt verðr nú tal várra manna, eðahvat er nú eptir? herra! sögðu þeir,eptir eru 27 Anal.2 26721 (Fld. II, 48125);vætti ek, at rýr verði þrælaættin fyriross Ljósv. 123; hversu marga munu vérmenn þurfa, segir Starkaðr, í fyrirsát?rýrt mun verða fyrir honum smámennit,segir hann (nl. Sigurðr), ok er eigi ráðat hafa færri en 30 manna Nj. 61 (941);þar sem hann fór, varð rýrt fyrir okgékk hann í gegnum fylkingar þanndag Fld. I, 2818.

Part of speech: adj

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚱᛦᚱᚱ
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.

m.: Masculin.

nl.: nemlig.

v.: Verbum.

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