Andar-dráttr

Old Norse Dictionary - andar-dráttr

Meaning of Old Norse word "andar-dráttr" in English.

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

andar-dráttr
m. a drawing breath, Bs. i. 189, and freq. in mod. usage.

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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