Sárr

Old Icelandic Dictionary - sárr

Meaning of Old Icelandic word "sárr" in English.

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

sárr Old Icelandic word can mean:

sárr
a.
sárr
1) wounded (lítt ~, mjök ~, ~ til úlífis);
sárr
2) sore, painful (sárar píslir); sárt, as adv. sorely, painfully (sárt bítr soltin lús); sárt ertu leikinn, thou hast been sorely treated; menn höfðu sárt (= illa) haldit frændum sínum, they had sore losses among their kinsmen; honum er s. matr, it pains him to part with the meat.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛋᛅᚱᚱ

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.

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