Þari

Old Norse Dictionary - þari

Meaning of Old Norse word "þari" in English.

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

þari Old Norse word can mean:

þari: a, m. [Dan. tarre; Shetl. tarri- in tarricrook, a fork to gather sea-weed with]:—sea-weed, Lat. alga; þari and þang are almost synonymous; hann grefsk milli tveggja steina, ok berr á sik ofan þarann, FbR. 103 new Ed., Grág. ii. 358; land eigandi á þara allan, 359; beltis-þari = fucus saccharius; Skíði datt er skyldi hann skjótt á þaranum ganga, Skíða R.; brenna þara, Frissb. 255.

þari: COMPDS: þarabelti, þarabrúk, þaranytjaR.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

R.: Rimur.

Works & Authors cited:

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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