Orð-heill

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-heill

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-heill"

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

orð-heill
f. a good omen; at hann stæði úti ok sæi för hans ok hefði o. fyrir, Ld. 96; Björn gékk í skálann inn ok leitaði orðheilla við menn, Glúm. 337:—report, eigi hafa þau góða orðheill, they have no good report, Fs. 34.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Björn
Biörn Halldórsson.
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Glúm.
Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)
Ld.
Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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