Kyrr

Old Norse Dictionary - kyrr

Meaning of Old Norse word "kyrr" in English.

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

kyrr Old Norse word can mean:

kyrr: adj., older form kvirr, which is freq., esp. in Norse MSS., n. G. l., BS. i. 18; in present pronunciation kjurr or kjur; both the r’s belong to the root, and are still proncd. so; compar. kyrrari, superl. kyrrastr: [Ulf. qairrus = ἤπιος, 2 Tim. ii. 24; Swed. quar; Dan. qver; n. H. G. kirr]:—still, quiet, at rest; halda á vápni kyrru, to hold a weapon at rest, Grág. ii. 64; ef þváttr er upp hengdr fyrir helgi, þá skal hanga kvirr, n. G. l. i. 397; siti kvirr medan heilagt er, id.; hlýðir þó at þeir sé þrír, er hér á landi veri jafnan kyrrir, Grág. ii. 129; hann bað Bolla vera kvirran, BS. i. 18; Hákon bað hann hætta ok vera kyrran, FmS. vii. 154; er nú kyrt þar til er menn ríða til boðs, Nj. 24; lét konungr þá vera kyrt, Eg. 18; þat væri næst mínu skaplyndi, at kaup þetta væri kyrt, Ld. 212; setjask um kyrt, to take to rest (in life), Eg. 118, FaS. ii. 530; sitja um kyrt, to sit at rest, stir not, Nj. 102, Ld. 84; halda kyrru fyrir, not to stir, 216.

kyrr: II. neut. kyrt, as adv. gently; tak þú kyrt þar á, touch it gently, Ó. H. 176; honum þótti of kyrt klegit, BS. i. 462; slá þú nú kyrrara, FmS. v. 152.

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:

adj.: adjective.

compar.: comparative.

Dan.: Danish.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

freq.: frequent, frequently.

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

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

N. H. G.: New High German.

proncd.: pronounced.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

Swed.: Swedish.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

adv.: adverb.

neut.: neuter.

s. v.: sub voce.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Eg.: Egils Saga. (D. II.)

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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