Ör-sauði

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

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

ör-sauði (ǫr-sauði)

adj. sheepless,, = sauðlauss, Grág. i. 426.

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

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