Ör-drag
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-drag
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-drag" (or ǫr-drag)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-drag (ǫr-drag)
- n. an arrow-shot, range, of distance; þrjú ördrög, Flóv. 40; látum milli ördrag eða lengra, Fms. viii. 382, Grág. ii. 19.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-drag may be more accurately written as ǫr-drag.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛏᚱᛅᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Flóv.
- Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)