And-orða
Old Norse Dictionary - and-orða
Meaning of Old Norse word "and-orða"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- and-orða
- adj. ind. [cp. Ulf. andavaurd; Germ. antwort], the Icel. use svar or andsvar (Engl. answer) in this sense; andorða only appears in the phrase, að verða a., to come to words with, Rd. 300, Korm. 110 (rare).
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚾᛏ-ᚢᚱᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- f.
- feminine.
- Germ.
- German.
- gl.
- glossary.
- Icel.
- Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- Ulf.
- Ulfilas.
Works & Authors cited:
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Rd.
- Reykdæla Saga. (D. II.)