Ár-salr

Old Norse Dictionary - ár-salr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-salr" in English.

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

ár-salr Old Norse word can mean:

ár-salr: and ársali, a, m. [a foreign word, introduced from Britain], precious hangings of a bed, Eb. 262, Edda 18 (ársali); ársal allan, Gkv. 2. 26; allan ársala, Js. 78; an obsolete word.

ár-salr: II. in the east of Icel. ársali [ár, annona, and selja] means annual produce, the stores or crop of a year.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

Works & Authors cited:

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Js.: Járnsíða. (B. III.)

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