Hrað-byri

Old Norse Dictionary - hrað-byri

Meaning of Old Norse word "hrað-byri" in English.

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

hrað-byri
n. a fresh fair wind, Fms. i. 19, iv. 14, vii. 94, viii. 253.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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