Ör-hjarta
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-hjarta
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-hjarta" (or ǫr-hjarta)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-hjarta (ǫr-hjarta)
- adj. out of heart, having lost heart, Hom. (St.), Fas. ii. (in a verse).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-hjarta may be more accurately written as ǫr-hjarta.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚼᛁᛅᚱᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)