Óða-önn

Meaning of Old Norse word "óða-önn" (or óða-ǫnn)

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

óða-önn (óða-ǫnn)

f.; vera í óðaönn, to be deep in business, very busy.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, óða-önn may be more accurately written as óða-ǫnn.

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