Aurriði

Old Norse Dictionary - aurriði

Meaning of Old Norse word "aurriði"

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

Old Norse word aurriði can mean:aurriði

aurriði
örriði, mod. urriði, a, m. salmo trutta, salmon-trout,l. i. II; salmo squamis argenteis, maculis nigris brunneo cinctis, pinna pectorali punctulis sex notata, Eggert Itin. p. 595: deriv. from örr, celer, and -riði, or from aurr (?); the Norse form aure indicates a diphthong, GÞl. 421, Edda (Gl.)
aurriði
COMPDS: aurriðabekkr, aurriðafiski, aurriðanet, aurriðavatn.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛅᚢᚱᚱᛁᚦᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

deriv.
derived.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Fél.
Félags-rit.
Itin.
Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.
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