Ör-gelmir
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-gelmir
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-gelmir" (or ǫr-gelmir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-gelmir (ǫr-gelmir)
- m. the name of an old giant (cp. Germ. ur-alt), Vþm., Edda.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-gelmir may be more accurately written as ǫr-gelmir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᛚᛘᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- cp.
- compare.
- Germ.
- German.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Edda
- Edda. (C. I.)
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)