Ærinn
Old Norse Dictionary - ærinnMeaning of Old Norse word "ærinn" in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ærinn
- i. e. œrinn, adj. = ýrinn, yfrinn; sár þat er ærit mundi eitt til bana, Eg. 107; ærnir gestir. Fs. 15; œrna staðlausu stafi, Hm. 28; œrnu fé, 68; vín ærit, Rb. 572; þóttusk frændr mínir œrit hafa, have enough of it, Fms. xi. 91; ærinn storm, vi. 437; í ærnu tómi, viii. 88; ærin þurft, 55; er þat ok ærit eitt, at …, it is quite sufficient, decisive, that …, Grett. 182 new Ed.: til ærins, sufficiently, Róm. 302; ærit fagr, fair enough, Nj. 2; ærit gott, 282: the saying, vera sér einn ærinn, to be self-sufficient, Mkv.; ok þykkjask sér einir ærnir, Fms. vi. 226; vita hvárt hann væri sér þá einn ærinn, xi. 267; at ærnu, sufficiently, Blas. 43; er vinnask mætti at ærnu þúsund manna, 623. 21; ærna vel, very well, Fas. iii. 416.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- i. e.
- id est.
- m.
- masculine.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Blas.
- Blasius Saga. (F. III.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Grett.
- Grettis Saga. (D. II.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Rb.
- Rímbegla. (H. III.)
- Róm.
- Rómverja Saga. (E. II.)