Skírr

Old Norse Dictionary - skírr

Meaning of Old Norse word "skírr" in English.

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

skírr Old Norse word can mean:

skírr: adj., compar. skírri, superl. skírstr, SkS. 138 new Ed., MS. 15. 5; [Goth. skeirs; A. S. scîr; Engl. sheer; Germ. schier; Dan. skjær; cp. also skærr and skýrr]:—clear, bright, pure, of glass, water, sky, light, etc.; gler allra hreinst ok skírst, MS. 15. 5; skírt vatn, Hb. 544. 39; skír ok úskír vötn, Rb. 352; skír veðr eðr úskír, Stj. 15; þrjár merkr gang-silfrs móti einni skírri, 732. 16; skírt silfr, id.; sýndisk honum eigi skírt mála-silfrit, FmS. vi. 243; átta hundruð marka skírra, x. 92; drykkr skírri hverju víni, id.; getinn af skírri meyju ok flekklaussi, 625. 70.

skírr: 2. metaph. cleansed from guilt, esp. referring to an ordeal; hreinn ok skírr, 655 i. 1; emk skírr um þat, I am clear of that, Sighvat; verðr hón af járni skír þá er hón sýkn saka, n. G. l. i. 351; þá varð sá skírr er undir jarðar-men gékk ef torfan féll eigi á hann, Ld. 58.

skírr: 3. með skírri raust, wfth a clear voice, SkS. 138 new Ed.

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

compar.: comparative.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

etc.: et cetera.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

Goth.: Gothic.

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

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

superl.: superlative.

esp.: especially.

L.: Linnæus.

metaph.: metaphorical, metaphorically.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hb.: Hauks-bók. (H. IV.)

Rb.: Rímbegla. (H. III.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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

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