Ör-mælir

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-mælir

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-mælir" (or ǫr-mælir)

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

ör-mælir (ǫr-mælir)
m. = örmalr, a quiver, Barl. 137.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-mælir may be more accurately written as ǫr-mælir.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛘᛅᛚᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Barl.
Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)
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