Yðvarr

Old Norse Dictionary - yðvarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "yðvarr" in English.

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

yðvarr Old Norse word can mean:

yðvarr: possesS. pron., from yður, n. yðvart, gen. yðvars, yðvarrar, yðvars; dat. yðrum, yðvarri, yðru; acc. yðvarn, yðra, yðvart; pl. yörir, yðrar, yður; gen. yðvarra; dat. yðrum; acc. yðra, yðrar, yður: the v is often dropped, thus, yðarr, yðarn, yðars, yðart: in mod. speech and partly in writing an indecl. yðar has been substituted: [Ulf. ïzwar = ο υμων; A. S. eower; Engl. your; cp. provinc. Engl. yourn; Germ. euer; Dan. jer]:—your; konungr yðarr … yðarr kraptr, FmS. x. 17; yðarri brautferð, 289; yðarra manna, Al. 61; til þakka yðvarra. Eg. 63; höfðingja yðvars, Nj. 8; konungum yðrum, id.; yðvarr vegr, Eg. 423; fund yðvarn, 424; yður för, Nj. 90; yður tign, FmS. x. 367; yðvarri tign, vi. 72, x. 234; yðars ríkdóms, id.; yðvart ríki, með yðrum styrk, i. 87; eyrindi yðart, x. 218; konung yðarn, 11; yðarn Kristinndóm, Hom. 33; þræli yðrum, 623. 30; skipti yður, Eg. 424; yður salkynni, Skm.

yðvarr: 2. hverr yðarr, who of you? FmS. ix. 330; tvá hesta skal hafa hverr yðarr, Nj. 32.

yðvarr: 3. þá kallaði einn maðr, hví róa djöllar yðrir fyrir oss í alla nótt, ye devils (cp. þinn), FmS. ix. 50.

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

Abbreviations used:

acc.: accusative.

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

cp.: compare.

Dan.: Danish.

dat.: dative.

decl.: declined.

Engl.: English.

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

Germ.: German.

gl.: glossary.

id.: idem, referring to the passage quoted or to the translation

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

pl.: plural.

pron.: pronoun.

provinc.: provincial.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

Works & Authors cited:

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

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

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Hom.: Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Skm.: Skírnis-mál. (A. I.)

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