Ör-eiða
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-eiða
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-eiða" (or ǫr-eiða)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-eiða (ǫr-eiða)
- adj. the forsworn (?), a nickname, Sturl., Ann.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-eiða may be more accurately written as ǫr-eiða.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛁᛁᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Sturl.
- Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)