Bitr
Old Icelandic Dictionary - bitrMeaning of Old Icelandic word "bitr" in English.
As defined by A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Geir Zoëga):
bitr Old Icelandic word can mean:
- bitr
- (acc. bitran), a.
- bitr
- 1) biting, snapping (~ naðra);
- bitr
- 2) cutting, sharp (bitrt sverð);
- bitr
- 3) painful, bitter (~ tregi).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛒᛁᛏᚱ
Abbreviations used:
- acc.
- accusative.
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