Of-ríki
Old Norse Dictionary - of-ríki
Meaning of Old Norse word "of-ríki"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- of-ríki
- n. overbearing, sheer force, tyranny; at þeir þerði eigi heim at ganga fyrir o. búandans, K. Þ. K.; ofvald eðr o., Stj. 154, Boll. 336; afli ok o., Fms. i. 34; o. ok újafnaðr, viii. 84; bera e-n ofríki, n. G. l. ii. 150. ofríkis-maðr, m. an overbearing man, Gþl. 488.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠ-ᚱᛁᚴᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Boll.
- Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)