Æra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - æra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "æra" in English.

As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):

æra Old Icelandic word can mean:

æra
I)
æra
f. honour (engrar æru verðr).
æra
II)
æra
(-ða, -t), v. to row, pull (from ár, oar); ~ undan e-m, to row away from, retreat before, one.
æra
III)
æra
(-ða, -t), v. to give a good crop (from ár, year); impers., œrir akr (acc.), the field becomes fertile.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
e-m
einhverjum.
acc.
accusative.
impers.
impersonal.

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