Ó
Old Norse Dictionary - ó
Meaning of Old Norse word "ó"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
Old Norse word ó can mean:ó
- ó
- interj. oh, oh! Hom. 112, 119, Stj. 155; ó hoson, 623. 16: freq. in mod. eccl. usage, cp. hó.
- ó
- 2. as a noun; in the phrase, e-m er um og ó, to hesitate, waver; mér er um og ó, eg á sex börn í sjó en sex börn á landi, a ditty, Ísl. Þjóðs.: ó-já, oh yes! ó-nei, oh no! ó-ekki! id.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- eccl.
- ecclesiastical.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)
- Ísl. Þjóðs.
- Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.