Ör-þrifráða
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-þrifráða
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-þrifráða" (or ǫr-þrifráða)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-þrifráða (ǫr-þrifráða)
- adj. without expedients, confounded; Vagn verðr eigi ö., hann ferr um endi-langa Danmörk, Fb. i. 172, O. H. L. 14.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-þrifráða may be more accurately written as ǫr-þrifráða.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚦᚱᛁᚠᚱᛅᚦᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- L.
- Linnæus.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- O. H. L.
- Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)