Ár-óss
Old Norse Dictionary - ár-óss
Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-óss"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ár-óss
- m. the ‘oyce’ or mouth of a river, Eg. 99, 129, 229; whence the corrupt local name of the Danish town Aarhuus, Fms. xi. 208.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚱ-ᚢᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)