Æðr

Old Norse Dictionary - æðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "æðr" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

æðr Old Norse word can mean:

æðr: 1. i. e. œðr, adj. [from vaða, óð], fordable; áin var ó-œð, Bs. i. 349; hón (the river Rhine) var eigi œð, ok engi var brú eða farkostr yfir, Karl. 41.

æðr: 2. f., acc. and dat. æði, [Engl. eider; see dún], an eider-duck, Skálda (Gl.); gæs, andir né æðar, Grág. ii. 347; þú sátt val bera æði í hamra, Fas. i. 485 (Hb.); svá var mörg æðr í eyjunni, at varla mátti ganga fyrir eggjum, Þorf. Karl. 412.

æðr: COMPDS: æðardún, æðarvarp, Æðey, Æðeyingr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

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Æðr (II)

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

acc.: accusative.

dat.: dative.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gl.: glossary.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Skálda: Skálda. (H. I.)

Þorf. Karl.: Þorfinns Saga Karlsefnis. (D. II.)

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