Kurra

Old Norse Dictionary - kurra

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurra" in English.

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

kurra: að, [Dan. kurre, of the whirr of birds of the grouse kind], to murmur, grumble; hvat sem ér Danir kurrit, Fms. xi. 246; kurraði þat hverr í sínum híbýlum, Sturl. iii. 127; vinnumenn ok þrælar kurruðu um þat, at …, Fms. i. 33; bændr kurruðu ílla, Orkn. 40; kurruðu bændr mjök, Fms. vi. 191; hví sitja bændr eigi niðr ok hlýða eyrendi, en kurra eigi svá, Fb. ii. 393.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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

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