Ör-hilpr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-hilpr

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

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

ör-hilpr (ǫr-hilpr)
adj. helpless, Barl. 100.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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