Kurr

Old Norse Dictionary - kurr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurr" in English.

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

kurr Old Norse word can mean:

kurr: m. (kuðr, Skíða R. 34, for the sake of rhyme):—a murmur, grumbling, uproar; staðnaði þá kurr búandanna, Ó. H. 69, HkR. i. 142; þá varð þegar kurr mikill af bóndum, Fms. i. 33; hann lét þá eigi heyra íllan kurr kaupmanna, Nj. 124; kurr nokkurr hafði verit í herinum, Fms. ix. 497, v. l.; engi þorði þenna kurr djarflega upp at kveða, Ó. H. 51; sögðu þeir honum kurr bónda um fjár-drátt, Fms. vi. 191.

kurr: 2. rumour; þá flaug til konungs kurr nokkurr, Stj. 521; spurðisk þessi kurr í Vindland, Fms. x. 341; sá kurr mun loginn, Ld. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

R.: Rimur.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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