Ár

Old Icelandic Dictionary - ár

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "ár" in English.

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

ár Old Icelandic word can mean:

ár
I)
ár
n.
ár
1) year; at ári, next year; telja árum, to count time by years;
ár
2) plenty, abundance, fruitfulnes (þá var ár um öll lönd);
ár
3) the name of the Rune A.
ár
II)
ár
f. oar; draga skip á árum, to pull the boat with oars; þungr undir árum, heavy to pull; draga árar um e-t, to contend for; koma eigi ár sinni fyrlr borð, to be under restraint.
ár
III)
ár
n. first beginning; ár var alda, in times of yore; at morgins ári, um morguninn í ár = árla um morguninn, early in the morning.
ár
IV)
ár
adv.
ár
1) anciently, of yore;
ár
2) early (ár um morguninn).
ár
V)
ár
from á, river.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
e-t
eitthvat.
f.
feminine.
adv.
adverb.
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