Ör-grannr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-grannr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-grannr" (or ǫr-grannr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-grannr (ǫr-grannr)
- adj. very slim; örgrant, quite small, minute; in the saying, örgranns eru vér lengst á leit, looking for a small thing takes the longest time, cp. Engl. proverbial phrase ‘to look for a needle in a bottle of hay,’ Mkv.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-grannr may be more accurately written as ǫr-grannr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚴᚱᛅᚾᚾᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- cp.
- compare.
- Engl.
- English.
- gl.
- glossary.
- l.
- line.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Mkv.
- Málshátta-kvæði. (A. III.)