Aptr

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

aptr Old Icelandic word can mean:

aptr

adv.

aptr

1) back; fara (snúa, koma, senda, sœkja, hverfa) a., to go (turn etc.) back; reka a., to drive back, repel; kalla a., to recall, revoke;

aptr

2) backwards; fram ok a., backwards and forwards, to and fro; þeir settu hnakka á bak sér a., they bent their necks backwards;

aptr

3) lúka (láta) a., to shut, close; hlið, port, hurð er a., is shut;

aptr

4) at the back, in the rear; þat er maðr fram, en dýr a., the fore part a man, the hind part of a beast; bæði a. ok fram, stem and stern (of a ship); Sigurðr sat a. á kistunni, S. sat aft on the stern-chest;

aptr

5) again; Freyja vaknar ok snerist við ok sofnar a., and falls asleep again.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᛒᛏᚱ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary