Ör-skreiðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-skreiðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-skreiðr" (or ǫr-skreiðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-skreiðr (ǫr-skreiðr)
- adj. swift-sliding, of a ship, Fms. i. 100, iii. 43.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-skreiðr may be more accurately written as ǫr-skreiðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛋᚴᚱᛁᛁᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)