Ætr

Old Norse Dictionary - ætr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ætr" in English.

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

ætr
adj. [eta, át], eatable, Hkr. ii. 252, Grág. ii. 122, 192, Bárð. 176; ú-ætr, uneatable.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bárð.
Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hkr.
Heimskringla. (E. I.)
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