Ar

Old Norse Dictionary - ar

Meaning of Old Norse word "ar" in English.

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

ar: n. (qs. arð?), an atom in a sunbeam, mote; hvernig viltú þekkja syndina nema Guðs orð sýni þér hana … arið eðr agnirnar í loptinu fáum vér ekki séð nema í sólar-geislanum? Vídal. i. 276; Germ. sonnenstäubchen, vide Vídal. Post. 276 (Ed. 1829), Njóla.

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

Abbreviations used:

Germ.: German.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

qs.: quasi.

Works & Authors cited:

Njóla: Njóla, the poem.

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

Vídal.: Vídalíns-Postilla.

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