Timbr

Old Norse Dictionary - timbr

Meaning of Old Norse word "timbr" in English.

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

timbr Old Norse word can mean:

timbr: n. [Engl. timber; Dan. tömmer; Germ. zimmer], timber, wood felled for building, = Lat. materies; hann hafði látið höggva í skógi timbr, Glúm. 368; timbrit var þurt ok bræddir veggirnir, Eg. 90; þetta var þar haft til timbrs, Al. 166; hjöggu þeir timbr mart ok hlóðu saman, Eb. 178; forn timbr féllu, Akv. 42; t. í annars manns mörku, n. G. l. ii. 106; mærðar-timbr máli laufgat, Stor., passim in old and mod. usage.

timbr: COMPDS: timbrfastr, timbrhús, timbrhögg, timbrkirkja, timbrmaðr, timbrstofa, timbrstokkr, timbrveggr.

timbr: B. A set of forty skins, Fms. xi. 325, Rétt. 2. 10.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

Engl.: English.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

Lat.: Latin.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Akv.: Atla-kviða. (A. II.)

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Eb.: Eyrbyggja Saga. (D. II.)

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

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

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

Stor.: Sona-torrek. (A. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Rétt.: Réttarbætr. (B. II.)

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