Betra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - betra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "betra" in English.

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

betra Old Icelandic word can mean:

betra
(að), v. to better, improve (~ líf sitt);
betra
refl. to become better;
betra
impers., þeir sögðu, at konungi ~ðist mjök, that the king felt, much better.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.

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