Kjör

Old Norse Dictionary - kjör

Meaning of Old Norse word "kjör" (or kjǫr) in English.

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

kjör Old Norse word can mean:

kjör (kjǫr): n., also spelt keyr, [kjósa; cf. Germ. kur in kur-fürst, etc.]:—a choice, decision; ef undir oss bræðr skal koma kjörit, Nj. 192; vér viljum hugsa fyrir oss um kjörit, Fms. vii. 88; verðr þat af kjörum (the final choice) at þeir fara allir samt, Fs. 120; þat vóru allra kjör, at menn kjöru til biskups Norðlenzkan mann, Bs. i. 80; þá skyldi eigi fyrir þá sök skipta keyrinu, alter the choice, Glúm. 383; enda hafi hann engi þann mann fengit til kørs (= kjörs) fyrir sik, Grág. ii. 240; þá vandaðist kerit (keyrit), Sturl.; ganga at kjörum, and ganga í kjör, to go as one wishes; hann kvað þat hafa gengit í kjör, Fas. ii. 371; falla í kjör, id., Skíða R. 104; ganga allt við kjör, id., Harms. 37.

kjör (kjǫr): II. in pluR. cheer; mikil kjör, mickle cheer, abundance; ó-kjör, a bad lot (to choose from): used in the west of Icel. of bad weather, mestu ó-kjör, a pelting rain; vil-kjör (Dan. vilkaar), bliss, wealth.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, kjör may be more accurately written as kjǫr.

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

Abbreviations used:

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

Germ.: German.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

Dan.: Danish.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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