Aptr-bati

Old Norse Dictionary - aptr-bati

Meaning of Old Norse word "aptr-bati" in English.

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

aptr-bati
adj. ind. convalescent, on the road to recovery, Al. 150, Korm. 220: now used as a masc. (-bati, a, m.), vera í aptrbata, to be getting better, Fas. iii. 524.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
masc.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.
Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
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