Írar

Old Norse Dictionary - írar

Meaning of Old Norse word "írar" in English.

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

írar Old Norse word can mean:

írar: m. pl. Irishmen; Írland, n. Ireland; Íra-konungr, m. the king of the Irish; Írskr, adj. Irish; Írska, u, f. the Irish tongue, Ld. 72, Fs. 78, Bs. i. 227, the Sagas passim.

írar: II. Írland it mikla, Great Ireland, was the name of Southern America, just as Eastern Russia was called Great Sweden.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

f.: feminine.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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