Kýr

Old Norse Dictionary - kýr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kýr" in English.

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

kýr Old Norse word can mean:

kýr: f., gen. kýr, dat. and acc. kú; n. pl. acc. kýr, gen. kúa, dat. kúm; and with the article, sing. kýrin, kýrinnar, kúnni, kúna, plur. kýrnar, kúanna, kúnum; [a word common to all Teut. languages, as also Lat. bōs, Gr. βους]:—a cow, Ld. 156, BS. i. 335; kýr sú er Auðumbla hét, Edda; kýr þrévetr, Grág. i. 501; kálf-bær kýr, 501; geld kýr, 502; kýr yxna, 426; snemmbær kýr, an early-calving cow, viz. in autumn or in the early winter mouths; Jólabær kýr, a cow to calve at Yule time; as also, síðbær, várbær, sumarbær, a late-calving cow, viz. in the spring or summer; selja kú á leigu, Gþl. 98; leigu-kýr, n. G. l. i. 24; leiga kú, id.; nú skal fé skilja at kýr, 75; eigi ellri kú en átta vetra, id.; veita vörð kú (dat.), Gþl. 500; eitt kveld var vant kýr (gen.) í Þykkva-skógi, Ld. 156; ætluðu at aka heim kúnni, … þeir es kúna áttu, BS. i. 335; kálfa undan kúm (kúum MS.), Grág. i. 305; fimm tigi kúa (gen. pl.), B. K. 28: allit., karl ok kýr, FmS. ii. 138, Sturl. ii. 152, (else karl ok kýll.)

kýr: COMPDS: kúalubbi, kúamjólk, kúasmjör, kýreldi, kýrfóðr, kýrhúð, kýrhvalr, kýrlag, kýrland, kýrleiga, kýrverð.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

dat.: dative.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Gr.: Greek.

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

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

lit.: literally.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

plur.: plural.

S.: Saga.

sing.: singular.

Teut.: Teutonic.

viz.: namely.

Works & Authors cited:

B. K.: Björgynjar Kálfskinn. (J. II.)

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

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

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