Ör-vita
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-vita
Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-vita" (or ǫr-vita)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-vita (ǫr-vita)
- and ör-viti (er-vita, Hkv. l. c.), adj. out of one’s senses, frantic; ærr ok ervita, Hkv. 2. 32; œrr ok örviti, Ls. 21; þá hljóp ek upp örviti, Fms. vii. 158, Mork. 191, l. c.; örvita hræðsla, mad fear, Mar. 1045; hón örvita, Greg. 12; banvænn ok nær örviti, sinking fast and well-nigh senseless, Fms. i. 86; dauðvána ok örviti, vi. 31.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-vita may be more accurately written as ǫr-vita.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚢᛁᛏᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hkv.
- Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)
- Ls.
- Loka-senna. (A. I.)
- Mar.
- Maríu Saga. (F. III.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)