Ör-uggleikr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-uggleikr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-uggleikr" (or ǫr-uggleikr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-uggleikr (ǫr-uggleikr)
- m. security, confidence, safety, Stj., Sks. 271, Eluc. 48; traust ok ö., 655 xix. i: fearlessness, Fbr. 20.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-uggleikr may be more accurately written as ǫr-uggleikr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚢᚴᚴᛚᛁᛁᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eluc.
- Elucidarium. (F. II.)
- Fbr.
- Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)