Ör-lyndr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-lyndr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-lyndr" (or ǫr-lyndr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-lyndr (ǫr-lyndr)
- adj. charitable, bounteous, open-handed, Fms. i. 219, ii. 21, Nj. 16, Al. 5, passim.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-lyndr may be more accurately written as ǫr-lyndr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛚᚢᚾᛏᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)