Kör

Old Norse Dictionary - kör

Meaning of Old Norse word "kör" (or kǫr) in English.

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

kör Old Norse word can mean:

kör (kǫr): f., gen. karar, a bed in which one lies bedridden; liggja í kör, to lie bedridden, Ld. 82, Hkr. i. 35, Bs. i. 351, Fms. ii. 200, Gkv. 2. 43; leggjask í kör, to lay oneself down bedridden; sagði at allt var annat athæfiligra en at auvirðask ok leggjask í kör, Eg. 103: mythol. the bed of Hel is called kör, Edda (Gl.)

kör (kǫr): COMPDS: kararkerling, kararmaðr.

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

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

Similar entries:

Kör (I)

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

l.: line.

mythol.: mythology, mythologically.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gkv.: Guðrúnar-kviða. (A. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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