Firra

Old Norse Dictionary - firra

Meaning of Old Norse word "firra" in English.

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

firra Old Norse word can mean:

firra: ð, [fjarri], to deprive one of a thing, with dat. of the thing, acc. of the person; þegar er hann firði Þórð augum, whenever he lost sight of Thord, Fms. v.. 201; firðr ríki ok fóstrlandi, bereft of kingdom and ‘fosterland,’ iii. 6; firra e-n festar-konu sinni, Grág. i. 314; firra konu ráði lögráðanda, 343, cp. Kb. ii. 50.

firra: β. to save, defend; viðr því firri (defend) oss Guðs son, Stj. 152; firra e-n ámæli, Fms. v. 307; firra e-n úhæfu. vi. 383; úhöppum, Lv. 94 (Ed. fríum).

firra: 2. reflex. to shun; firrask fund e-s, Eg. 70: hann vildi f. alþýðu þys, Fms. i. 272; firsk þú eigi gæfu þína, don’t shirk thy good luck, Glúm. 382; firrask e-n eðr flýja, Grág. i. 233; ef kona firrisk bónda sinn, if a wife elopes from her husband, 353, cp. Hm. 163; heilsa firrisk e-n, health departs from one, Sturl. ii. 114 C.

firra: II. part. firðr or firrðr, as adj. bereft of, void of, Skv. 2. 7, 3. 13, 24; vammi firð, faultless, holy, Stor. 23.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

cp.: compare.

dat.: dative.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

reflex.: retlexive.

adj.: adjective.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Kb.: Konungs-bók. (B. I, C. I, etc.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)

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

Skv.: Sigurðar-kviða. (A. II.)

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

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