Ör-látr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-látr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-látr" (or ǫr-látr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-látr (ǫr-látr)
- adj. [örr, adj.], open-handed, Nj. 147, Ld. 312, Bs. i. 619.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-látr may be more accurately written as ǫr-látr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛚᛅᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)