Ör-eyða

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

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

ör-eyða (ǫr-eyða)

u, f. to make desolate.

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

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