Orð-hvass
Old Norse Dictionary - orð-hvass
Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-hvass"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- orð-hvass
- adj. sharp-tongued, Fms. vi. 367, Nj. 185.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦ-ᚼᚢᛅᛋᛋ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)