Ykkarr

Old Norse Dictionary - ykkarr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ykkarr" in English.

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

ykkarr Old Norse word can mean:

ykkarr: dual, pron. possesS. contr. ykkrir, ykrar, ykrum, etc.; [Ulf. ïggqwar, i. e. ingkwar = ο υμων; A. S. incer; O. H. G. inchar]:—your; skilning ykkur biskups ok hans, FmS. i. 262; ferð ykkra, x. 202; skip ykkat, FaS. ii. 521; ykkur kváma, FS. 84; kunnigt er mér um hag ykkarn, Nj. 17.

ykkarr: 2. göri ek ekki þann mun ykkarn Magnúss konungs, at ek …, FmS. vi. 215; hvárngan ykkarn Hákonar jarls mun hann spara, he will spare neither of you, neither Hacon nor thee, xi. 113; hvártveggja ykkat, Nj. 71; liggi til sinnar handar mér hvárr ykkarr, each of you, one on each side, FmS. i. 9.

ykkarr: 3. in mod. usage, indecl. ykkar, and used instead of plural.

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

Abbreviations used:

A. S.: Anglo-Saxon.

contr.: contracted.

etc.: et cetera.

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

n.: neuter.

O. H. G.: Old High German.

pron.: pronoun.

S.: Saga.

Ulf.: Ulfilas.

decl.: declined.

indecl.: indeclinable.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.: Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

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