Nýra

Old Norse Dictionary - nýra

Meaning of Old Norse word "nýra" in English.

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

nýra Old Norse word can mean:

nýra: n., pl. nýru, gen. nýrna; [Scot. neirs; Germ. nieren; Dan. nyre; Gr. νεφρός]:—the kidneys, Stj. 310, passim: poët., haf-nýra, a pearl, Lex. poët.

nýra: COMPDS: nýrnamör, nýrnaverkr.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

Gr.: Greek.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

poët.: poetically.

Scot.: Scottish.

Works & Authors cited:

Lex. Poët.: Lexicon Poëticum by Sveinbjörn Egilsson, 1860.

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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