Ýr

Old Norwegian Dictionary - ýr

Meaning of Old Norwegian word "ýr" in Norwegian.

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

ýr
ýr, m. 1) Barlind, lat. taxus (ght. îwa, ags.iw, eng. yew, nht. eibe); menn kalla ýeinn við SE. II, 50; jvf ýbogi; derafogsaa ýdalir Kalfsk. 28b29 a; Grimn.5 (jvf SE. I, 102. 266). 2) Bue, =ýbogi; sveigja ý Höfuðl. 15; ýr dregskEd. 62022. 3) Navnet paa en Rune (u)SE. II, 72 jvf P. A. Munch nord. Rune- skrift s. 8.

Part of speech: m

Possible runic inscription in Medieval Futhork:ᛦᚱ
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:

eng.
engels.
lat.
latinsk.
m.
Masculin.
n.
Neutrum.
s.
substantiv.
S.
Side.

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