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.)
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