Ör-læti
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-læti
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-læti" (or ǫr-læti)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-læti (ǫr-læti)
- f. liberality, charitableness, Fms. ii. 118.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-læti may be more accurately written as ǫr-læti.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛚᛅᛏᛁ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- f.
- feminine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)