Kargr

Old Norse Dictionary - kargr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kargr" in English.

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

kargr: adj. [mid. H. G. karc; Germ. karg; Dan. karrig], lazy, stubborn, as an ass; hann er svo kargr, heillin mín, hann nennir ekki neitt að gera, látum við strákinn stúdíera, Grönd.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

Dan.: Danish.

Germ.: German.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

m.: masculine.

mid. H. G.: middle High German.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Grönd.: Benedikt Gröndal.

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