Virtr

Old Norse Dictionary - virtr

Meaning of Old Norse word "virtr" in English.

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

virtr: n. [A. S. wyrt; Engl. wort; Ivar Aasen vyrt or vurt; Swed. vört]:—the sweet-wort, new beer, not yet fully fermented; virtr ok vín (ale and wine) is an allit. phrase; á víni ok virtri, Sdm. 8; and so in the Faroe lays, virtur og so vin, A.A. 322.

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

Abbreviations used:

allit.: alliteration, alliterative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

Engl.: English.

gl.: glossary.

l.: line.

lit.: literally.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

S.: Saga.

Swed.: Swedish.

Works & Authors cited:

Ivar Aasen: Ivar Aasen’s Dictionary, 1850.

Sdm.: Sigrdrífu-mál. (A. II.)

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