Urinn

Old Norse Dictionary - urinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "urinn" in English.

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

urinn: part. [is a mod. participle (16th century, see urningr below) formed from yrja, urði, urinn, = erja, arði, arinn, cp. erja β; it can therefore have no bearing on the false reading, Gsp., Fas. i. 475]:—rubbed, scratched; jörðin er öll upp urin, the crop bitten close off, as if shaven.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.: compare.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Gsp.: Getspeki Heiðreks. (A. II.)

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