Þerra

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

þerra Old Icelandic word can mean:

þerra

I)

þerra

(-ða, -ðr), v.

þerra

1) to dry, make dry (~ hey, föt);

þerra

2) to dry, wipe (griðkona þerði fœtr sína á þúfu); hann þerði blóðit af andlitinu, he wiped the blood off the face; hón tók skikkjuna ok þerði með blóðit alit, and wiped off all the blood with it; ~ sér á e-u, to wipe oneself on or with a thing.

þerra

II)

þerra

f. towel, = handklæði.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚦᛁᚱᚱᛅ

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages closely related to Old Icelandic.

• Old Norse - Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary
• Old Norwegian - Johan Fritzner's Dictionary