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ýr

  • noun [ masculine ]
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the name of the rune for y, a bow (?)
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  • Ýr byð æðelinga wyn and fyrdgeatewa sum, Runic pm. Kmbl. 344,

      29; Rún. 27.
  • The letter occurs Exon. Th. 50,

      14; Cri. 800: 284, 28; Jul. 704; Elen. Kmbl. 2518; El. 1260.
  • [Icelandic has ýr; gen. ýs a yew, also a bow, ass]
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  • ýr, n.