Eigin-orð
Old Norse Dictionary - eigin-orð
Meaning of Old Norse word "eigin-orð"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word eigin-orð can mean:eigin-orð
- eigin-orð
- n. as a law term, ownership, possession, Grág. i. 417, ii. 259, Ó. H. 98; fá at eiginorði, to get into possession, Eg. 511.
- eigin-orð
- 2. metaph. a wedding, betrothal, Korm. 74, Grág. i. 162, 174, 310, Vígl. 20.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᛁᛁᚴᛁᚾ-ᚢᚱᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- metaph.
- metaphorical, metaphorically.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Korm.
- Kormaks Saga. (D. II.)
- Vígl.
- Víglundar Saga. (D. V.)