Ör-tröð

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-tröð

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

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

ör-tröð (ǫr-trǫð)
n. an over-stocking of a pasture; ganga í örtröð, see tröð.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.

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