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.)