Orð-heill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Orð-heill

Old Norse Dictionary Entry

Definitions

1 orð-heill

f. a good omen; at hann stæði úti ok sæi för hans ok hefði o. fyrir, Ld. 96; Björn gékk í skálann inn ok leitaði orðheilla við menn, Glúm. 337:—report, eigi hafa þau góða orðheill, they have no good report, Fs. 34.

Runic Inscription

ᚢᚱᛏ-ᚼᛁᛁᛚᛚ

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark

Abbreviations Used

Common Abbreviations

f.: feminine.
m.: masculine.

Works & Authors

Björn: Biörn Halldórsson.
Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.: Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)

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