Ör-keypis
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-keypis
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-keypis" (or ǫr-keypis)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-keypis (ǫr-keypis)
- adv. gratuitously, = ókeypis, Rétt. 84.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-keypis may be more accurately written as ǫr-keypis.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚴᛁᚢᛒᛁᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adv.
- adverb.
- v.
- vide.
Works & Authors cited:
- Rétt.
- Réttarbætr. (B. II.)