óra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

óra

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 óra

1. að. = vára (q. v.), to become spring, Orkn. (in a verse).

2 óra

2. pres. órir, [órar], to rave, play pranks; órir gestr við gest, Hm. 31: the mod. phrase, mig órar til þess, to recollect dimly, of a long by-gone time.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚱᛅ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

m.: masculine.
mod: modern.
mod.: modern.
n.: neuter.
pres.: present.
q. v.: quod vide.
v.: vide, verb.

Works & Authors

Hm.: Hává-mál. (A. I.)
Orkn.: Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)

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