Kurt

Old Norse Dictionary - kurt

Meaning of Old Norse word "kurt" in English.

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

kurt
f. [for. word], courtesy, chivalry, good manners; þá kurt (chivalrous feat) nam ek í Húnalandi, Þiðr, 57, Konr. 9; með kurt ok hævesku. Fas.: freq. in poets of the 15th to the 17th centuries, enga ber kurt, Hallgr.; hjartað mitt er hlaðit með kurt, a ditty, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 303.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
for.
foreign.
freq.
frequent, frequently.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hallgr.
Hallgrímr Pétrsson.
Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
Konr.
Konráðs Saga. (G. III.)
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