Ör-eigð
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-eigð
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-eigð" (or ǫr-eigð)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-eigð (ǫr-eigð)
- f. utter poverty, destitution, Fms. vi. 60, Hom. (St.); ef þau æxla fé ór öreigð, Grág. i. 335.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-eigð may be more accurately written as ǫr-eigð.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛁᛁᚴᚦ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)