Barr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - barr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "barr" in English.

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

barr Old Icelandic word can mean:

barr
n.
barr
1) acicular leaves, needles of the fir or pine (wrongly applied by Snorri, who speaks of the ‘~’ of the ash);
barr
2) barley.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛅᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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