Definitions
Definitions
1 óska-byrr
m. a wind to one’s mind, a fair wind to one’s heart’s content, Hkv. 2. 30; the word may have a mythical bearing, as in the tale of Odd the Archer, who had but to hoist the sail to have a fair wind whithersoever he wished—a popular legend analogous to Homer’s Od. x.
Runic Inscription
Runic Inscription
óska-byrr
The runic text above represents the Old Norse word "óska-byrr" as it might appear in runic inscriptions from the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE).