Ör-nefni

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

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

Old Norse word ör-nefni can mean:ör-nefni

ör-nefni (ǫr-nefni)

n. [= Germ. ur-name], a local name, prop. an old name, Stj. 394, Brandkr. 61; svá sem örnefni eru við kennd, Fms. i. 241; þeir hendu þrælana fleiri þar sem síðan eru örnefni við kennd, Eg. 596; hét Örlygr á Patrek biskup til landtöku sér, at hann skyldi af hans nafni örnefni gefa þar sem hann tæki land, Landn. 43, freq. in mod. usage.

ör-nefni (ǫr-nefni)

2. a pr. name of a person, but rarely; gat Ólafr digri með henni barn, en þeirra örnefni eðr örferðir vitu vér eigi, their names or doings, Fms. x. 397 (Ágrip).

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

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