Betr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - betrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "betr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
betr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- betr
- adv. compar.,
- betr
- 1) better;
- betr
- ~ þœtti mér, I would rather;
- betr
- vánu ~, better than expected;
- betr
- hafa ~, to get the better of it;
- betr
- 2) more;
- betr
- leggit fram ~ hit mikla skipit, bring further forward;
- betr
- þrjú hundruð ok þrír tigir ok sex ~, to boot;
- betr
- ef hann orkar (or má) ~, if he can do more;
- betr
- ekki máttu sumir inenn ~ en fá staðizt, they were just able to keep up against him;
- betr
- svá hár, at engi annarra tók ~ en í öxl honum, reached higher than to his shoulder.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- compar.
- comparative.
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