Kyrra

Old Icelandic Dictionary - kyrra

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "kyrra" in English.

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

kyrra Old Icelandic word can mean:

kyrra
I)
kyrra
(-ða, -ðr), v. to calm, still; impers., kyrrir sjáinn, the sea becomes calm;
kyrra
refl., ~st, to become calm (en er kyrðist á strætinu).
kyrra
II)
kyrra
f. calmness, calm (~ var á sjónum).

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚴᚢᚱᚱᛅ

Abbreviations used:

impers.
impersonal.
f.
feminine.

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