Ari

Old Norse Dictionary - ari

Meaning of Old Norse word "ari" in English.

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

ari Old Norse word can mean:

ari: a, m. [Ulf. ara; O. H. G. aro; cp. Germ. adler = edel-aro; cp. also the lengthened Icel. form örn, A. S. earn, Engl. earn], an eagle, rare and mostly in poetry; örn is the common word; Hom. 89, Stj. 71, Al. 160. In the GlosS. Royal Libr. Old Coll. Copenh. 1812 aquila is translated by ari.

ari: COMPD: arahreiðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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