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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