Þerrir

Old Norwegian Dictionary - þerrir

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "þerrir" in Norwegian.

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

þerrir: þerrir, m. 1) Tørren, Tørken; fest vóruút klæði manna til þerris Laxd. 67(19326); vér munum bera á land uppeinhvern dag skrúð vár ok lérept okaðra góða gripi ok breiða til þerrisFbr. 547; breiddu þeir niðr klæðin tilþerris Fm. III, 18412; breiða e-t viðþerri Fbr. 5413. 2) Tørk, Veir hvoriman kan faa noget tørret; þá er þerrarvóru, vann hón at þurru heyi í töðunumEb. 50 (9325); sumar var heldr úþerri-samt, en of haustit kómu þerrar góðirEb. 51 (948); um kveldit görði þerrigóðan, ok þornaði blóðit skjótt á hey-inu öllu Eb. 51 (9425); þá var veðr þykt,ok hugði hann at glepjast mundi þerr-irinn Eb. 30 (536); ek get, at eptir þatmun verða gótt til þerra Eb. 30 (5227).

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᚦᚽᚱᚱᛁᚱ
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:

m.: Masculin.

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