Köri

Old Norse Dictionary - köri

Meaning of Old Norse word "köri" (or kǫri) in English.

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

köri (kǫri): or keri, a, m., medic. a tent, probe; ef köra kennir inn til heila-basta, Grág. ii. 91: poët. a sword is called keri, Hallfr.; as also Val-keri, id.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

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

m.: masculine.

medic.: medicine, medically.

poët.: poetically.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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