Ör-ísa

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

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

ör-ísa (ǫr-ísa)

adj. free from ice, opp. to ice-bound.

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

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