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eir (noun f.) ‘mercy...’

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ONP: eir sb. f.

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þar kvað þengill eirar — Steinn Nizv 1^II/3
...þrotna vôn eirar frá hônum ... ‘...was scant hope of mercy from him ...’
1062
— eir fekka lið þeira — — Arn Hardr 9^II/6
...þeira fekka eir; mannkyn hefr ... ‘...troop did not receive mercy; the race of men holds ...’
1067
Lǫgðuð ér, en eirar — Kolli Ingdr 1^II/5
...synjaðir brynju eirar; þengill, ungr ... ‘...brave, you refused mercy to the byrnie; lord, ...’
1140
eirar) þurftum fleira. — Anon Pl 28^VII/4
...k allrar eirar ítrs stillis ... ‘...need all the mercy of the glorious ruler ...’
1160
†eir goð…† þeira, — Anon Pl 54^VII/6
...sonu. Ítr †eir goð…† spanði … ... ‘...sons. The glorious … won ...’
1160 notes
Mér vil ek ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 4^VII/1
...miskunnar ok eirar, hæstr stillandi ... ‘...grace and clemency, highest regulator ...’
1180
œski-Þrór ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 64^VII/7
...miskunnar ok eirar. ‘...for mercy and compassion for me.’
1180
Alla náði eirar stillis — Gamlkan Jóndr 2^VII/5
...dýrð stillis eirar, þás flestir ... ‘...the glory of the disposer of mercy, of which most ...’
1180
geirum eirum — Anon (FoGT) 27^III/3
...framdi flotna eirum. Hreytir hodda ... ‘...promoted men with mercy. The scatterer of hoards ...’
1335 notes
þá es Hrund ok Eir, — Þul Ásynja 4^III/5
...Hrund ok Eir, Hrist, Skuld ...
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Eir, þella, list, — Þul Kvenna II 3^III/3
...nauma, Rindr, Eir, þella, list, ...
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eir (noun f.) ‘mercy...’

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þar kvað þengill eirar — Steinn Nizv 1^II/3

— eir fekka lið þeira — — Arn Hardr 9^II/6

Lǫgðuð ér, en eirar — Kolli Ingdr 1^II/5

eirar) þurftum fleira. — Anon Pl 28^VII/4

†eir goð…† þeira, — Anon Pl 54^VII/6

Mér vil ek ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 4^VII/1

œski-Þrór ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 64^VII/7

Alla náði eirar stillis — Gamlkan Jóndr 2^VII/5

geirum eirum — Anon (FoGT) 27^III/3

þá es Hrund ok Eir, — Þul Ásynja 4^III/5

Eir, þella, list, — Þul Kvenna II 3^III/3

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eir (noun f.) ‘mercy...’

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þar kvað þengill eirar — Steinn Nizv 1II/3

— eir fekka lið þeira — — Arn Hardr 9II/6

Lǫgðuð ér, en eirar — Kolli Ingdr 1II/5

eirar) þurftum fleira. — Anon Pl 28VII/4

†eir goð…† þeira, — Anon Pl 54VII/6

Mér vil ek ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 4VII/1

œski-Þrór ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 64VII/7

Alla náði eirar stillis — Gamlkan Jóndr 2VII/5

geirum eirum — Anon (FoGT) 27III/3

þá es Hrund ok Eir, — Þul Ásynja 4III/5

Eir, þella, list, — Þul Kvenna II 3III/3

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þar kvað þengill eirar — Steinn Nizv 1^II/3

— eir fekka lið þeira — — Arn Hardr 9^II/6

Lǫgðuð ér, en eirar — Kolli Ingdr 1^II/5

eirar) þurftum fleira. — Anon Pl 28^VII/4

†eir goð…† þeira, — Anon Pl 54^VII/6

Mér vil ek ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 4^VII/1

œski-Þrór ok eirar — Gamlkan Has 64^VII/7

Alla náði eirar stillis — Gamlkan Jóndr 2^VII/5

geirum eirum — Anon (FoGT) 27^III/3

þá es Hrund ok Eir, — Þul Ásynja 4^III/5

Eir, þella, list, — Þul Kvenna II 3^III/3