Auð-kjörinn
Old Norse Dictionary - auð-kjörinn
Meaning of Old Norse word "auð-kjörinn" (or auð-kjǫrinn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- auð-kjörinn (auð-kjǫrinn)
- adj. part. easily chosen, easy to decide between, Sd. 170.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, auð-kjörinn may be more accurately written as auð-kjǫrinn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚦ-ᚴᛁᚢᚱᛁᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- part.
- participle.
Works & Authors cited:
- Sd.
- Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)