Ektar-

Old Norse Dictionary - ektar-

Meaning of Old Norse word "ektar-" in English.

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

ektar- Old Norse word can mean:

ektar-
and ekta-, [Germ. echt], adj. genuine, mod. (vide ei).
ektar-
β. wedded; taka til ekta, to marry: chiefly used in COMPDS, ekta-maðr, m. a husband; ekta-skapr, m. matrimony, etc.; ektar-kona, u, f. a wedded wife, occurs in D. N. i. 591, (mod.)

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
etc.
et cetera.
f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

D. N.
Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)
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