Eigin-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Eigin-orð

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 eigin-orð

n. as a law term, ownership, possession, Grág. i. 417, ii. 259, Ó. H. 98; fá at eiginorði, to get into possession, Eg. 511.

2 eigin-orð

2. metaph. a wedding, betrothal, Korm. 74, Grág. i. 162, 174, 310, Vígl. 20.

Runic Inscription

ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚢᚱᛏ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

gl
glossary.
gl.
glossary.
l.
Linnæus.
m.
masculine.
metaph.
metaphor, metaphorical.
n.
neuter.

Works & Authors

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Korm.
Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
Ó. H.
Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
Vígl.
Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)

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