Kárr

Old Norse Dictionary - kárr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kárr" in English.

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

kárr: m. [A. S. cerre; Ivar Aasen kaara], a curl or curls in the hair; svartr á hárslit ok kárr í hári hans mikill, Post. 645. 66; rendering of ‘capillo nigro et crispo:’ a pr. name, Kárr, Landn.; and as a nickname in þunn-kárr, thin-haired; gull-kárr, gold curl; örðlu-kárr, Landn.

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:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pr.: proper, properly.

S.: Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Post.: Postula Sögur. (F. III.)

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