Óð-rærir
Old Norse Dictionary - óð-rærir
Meaning of Old Norse word "óð-rærir"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- óð-rærir
- m. a ‘rearer’ or inspirer of wisdom, one of the holy vessels in which the blood of Kvásir was kept, Edda; in Hm. 107 it is used of the mead itself = the inspiring nectar.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚦ-ᚱᛅᚱᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Hm.
- Hává-mál. (A. I.)