Bar-átta

Old Norse Dictionary - bar-átta

Meaning of Old Norse word "bar-átta" in English.

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

bar-átta Old Norse word can mean:

bar-átta: u, f. [North. E. barett obsolete], gener. a fight, contest:

bar-átta: α. a row, Gþl. 176.

bar-átta: β. a fight, battle, Fas. i. 26.

bar-átta: γ. now freq., esp. = strife, contest.

bar-átta: COMPDS: baráttumaðr, baráttusamr.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gener.: generally.

North. E.: Northern English.

l.: line.

esp.: especially.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

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