Kærr

Old Norse Dictionary - kærr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kærr" in English.

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

kærr: adj., compar. kærri, superl. kærastr and kærstr; [Dan. kiær; Swed. kär; this word, which does not occur in old poets of the heathen time, was prob. introduced through the French from the Lat. cārus]:—dear, beloved, intimate; lengi höfu vit feðgar ekki kærir verit Noregskonungum, Nj. 8; hinn kærasti konungi, Fms. i. 15; var með þeim en kærasta vinátta, Eg. 2: görðu þeir með sér ena kærstu vináttu, Nj. 103; verit hefir kærra við Þórólf af þinni hendi, Eg. 255; allir görðu sér kærra við Hákon, Fms. i. 22; þinna kærastu vina, Stj. 539; mín kæra, my dear! 388; minn kæri, my dear!

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

n.: neuter.

prob.: probably.

superl.: superlative.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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