Ór-kostr
Old Norse Dictionary - ór-kostr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ór-kostr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ór-kostr
- m. means, resources; hafa, eiga, órkost til e-s, Grág. i. 185, ii. 155, K. Þ. K. 90: in the mod. phrase, eiga einskis úrkosti, to be destitute of means.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚴᚢᛋᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
Works & Authors cited:
- Grág.
- Grágás. (B. I.)
- K. Þ. K.
- Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)