Ör-þeysir
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-þeysir
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-þeysir" (or ǫr-þeysir)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-þeysir (ǫr-þeysir)
- m. the swift furtherer, Þd.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-þeysir may be more accurately written as ǫr-þeysir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚦᛁᚢᛋᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Þd.
- Þórs-drápa. (A. I.)