Ertr

Old Norse Dictionary - ertr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ertr" in English.

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

ertr: f. pl. [early Germ. arbeiz; mod. Germ. erbse; Dutch erwt or ert; Dan. ært; Swed. ärter]:—peas; the Scandin. word is probably borrowed from Dutch or Fris. and occurs in the 13th century; in old writers the r is kept throughout, ertr, ertrnar, Stj. 161; ertrum (dat.), 655 xxxiii. 4; ertra (gen.), Gþl. 544; ertra-akr, a pea-field, id.; ertra-reitr, a bed of peas, n. G. l. ii. 172; ertra-vellingr, Stj. 160, 161, gen. xxv. 29: in mod. usage it is declined erta, u, f., gen. pl. ertna, ertum, etc.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Fris.: Frisian.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Scandin.: Scandinavia, Scandinavian.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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