Bátr

Old Norse Dictionary - bátr

Meaning of Old Norse word "bátr" in English.

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

bátr Old Norse word can mean:

bátr: m. [a Scandin. and Low Germ. word used in A. S., Engl., Dutch, but alien to O. H. G. and middle H. G.; even Luther (v. Grimm S. v.) never uses the word; it was later introduced into mod. High Germ., but has a foreign sound there, (Engl. t answers to High Germ. z); the word is in Germ. borrowed from Dutch or English]:—a boat, either a small open fishing vessel or a ship-boat. In Icel. only small boats are called so, those of two or four oars; an eight-oared boat is a ‘ship,’ Eg. 121, 373, Eb. 142, Nj. 122, Jb. 398, BS. 1. 422, 423: in phrases, ausa bát sinn, FmS. vii. 331; sjá fyrir báti sínum, to go one’s own course, to mind one’s own business, Sturl. iii. 247: alliteration, eiga bygð í báti, metaph., BS. i. 422.

bátr: COMPDS: bátsborð, bátsfarmr.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

S.: Saga.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

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

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Jb.: Jóns-bók. (B. III.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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

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