Definitioner
Definitioner
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.
Runskrift
Runskrift
óska-byrr
Runtexten ovan representerar det fornnordiska ordet "óska-byrr" som det kan visas i runinskrifter från vikingatiden (ca. 800-1100 e.Kr.).