Eyra

Old Norse Dictionary - eyra

Meaning of Old Norse word "eyra" in English.

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

eyra Old Norse word can mean:

eyra: n., pl. eyru, gen. eyrna, [Lat. auris; Goth. ausô: A. S. eâre; Engl. ear; O. H. G. ôra; Germ. ohr; Swed. öra, öron; Dan. öre, ören]:—an ear; eyrum hlýðir, en augum skoðar, he listens with his ears, but looks with his eyes, Hm. 7:—proverbs, mörg eru konungs eyru, many are the king’s ears, Orkn. 252; þar eru eyru sæmst sem óxu, the ears fit best where they grow, i. e. a place for everything and everything in its place, Nj. 80; láta inn um eitt eyrat en út um hitt, to let a thing in at one ear and out at the other; láta e-t sem vind um eyrun þjóta, to let a thing blow like the wind about one’s ears, i. e. heed it not; Grími var sem við annat eyrat gengi út þat er Þorsteinn mælti, Brand. 60; svá var sem Kálfi færi um annat eyrat út þótt hann heyrði slíkt talað, FmS. xi. 46; skjóta skolla-eyrum við e-u, to turn a fox’s ear (a deaf ear) to a thing; þar er mér úlfs ván er ek eyru sé’k, I can guess the wolf when I see his ears, Fm. 35, Finnb. 244; við eyra e-m, under one’s nose, Ld. 100; mæla í e. e-m, to speak into one’s ear, Fg. 549; hafa nef í eyra e-m, to put one’s nose in one’s ear, i. e. to be a tell-tale, Lv. 57; leiða e-n af eyrum, to get rid of one, Ísl. ii. 65; setja e-n við eyra e-m, to place a person at one’s ear, of an unpleasant neighbour, Ld. 100; setr (hnefann) við eyra Hými, gave Hymir a box on the ear, Edda 36; e-m loðir e-t í eyrum, it cleaves to one’s ears, i. e. one remembers, BS. i. 163; reisa, sperra eyrun, to prick up the ears, etc.; koma til eyrna e-m, to come to one’s ears, Nj. 64; roðna út undir bæði eyru, to blush from ear to ear.

eyra: COMPDS: eyrnablað, eyrnablaðkr, eyrnasnepill, eyrnabúnaðr, eyrnagull, eyrnahringr, eyrnalof, eyrnamark, eyraruna, eyrnaskefill.

eyra: II. some part of a ship, Edda (gl.)

eyra: β. a handle, e. g. on a pot.

eyra: γ. anatom., óhljóðs-eyru, the auricles of the heart.

eyra: δ. hunds-eyru, dogs-ears (in a book).

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pl.: plural.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

v.: vide.

e. g.: exempli gratia.

natom.: anatomically.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fm.: Fafnis-mál. (A. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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