Ör-bætiligr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-bætiligr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-bætiligr" (or ǫr-bætiligr)

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

ör-bætiligr (ǫr-bætiligr)
adj. [cp. orbotamal = óbótamal, Schlyter], irreparable, Stj. 8, l. 1; whence mod. ó-bætil.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
cp.
compare.
l.
line.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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