Austr

Old Norse Dictionary - austr

Meaning of Old Norse word "austr" in English.

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

austr Old Norse word can mean:

austr: rs and rar, m. [ausa], the act of drawing water in buckets, pumping; v. dæluaustr and byttuaustr, Grett. ch. 19; standa í austri, to toil hard at the pump, Fas. ii. 520, Sturl. iii. 68; til austrar, Grett. 94 B. β. the water pumped or to be pumped, bilge water, Gr. αντλος, Sturl. iii. 67, 68; skipið fullt af austri, full of bilge water, Fb. ii. 204 (Fbr.), Finnb. 234; standa í a., v. above.

austr: COMPD: austrs-ker, austker (N. G. l. i. 59), a scoop, pump-bucket (cp. ausker), GÞl. 424.

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

Similar entries:

Austr (II)

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

cp.: compare.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Finnb.: Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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