Ör-mul
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-mul
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-mul" (or ǫr-mul)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-mul (ǫr-mul)
- n. pl. (mod. örmull, m.), [ör- and mol, moli; old Swed. or-mylja = a digger, remover of mark-stones, Schlyter]:—prop. atoms, particles, remnants; at eigi finnisk örmol þeirra, 623. 35; var hón svá vandliga niðr brotin, nema nokkur örmol megi finnask í á þeirri er fellr …, Al. 93; brann upp allt Dana-virki, ok sá engi merki eptir né örmol, no trace nor remnants were seen, Fms. xi. 35; þeir sásk aldri síðan, ok engi örmul fundusk af Háreki, Nj. 279; segisk at enn megi finnask mörk ok örmul af örkinni, Stj. 59; ok sást engi örmul (örmull Cod.) síðan til þess, Ann. 1422.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-mul may be more accurately written as ǫr-mul.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛘᚢᛚ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Cod.
- Codex.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- prop.
- proper, properly.
- Swed.
- Swedish.
Works & Authors cited:
- Al.
- Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)