Ör-birgr

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

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

ör-birgr (ǫr-birgr)

adj. destitute.

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

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