Örðga
Old Norse Dictionary - örðga
Meaning of Old Norse word "örðga" (or ǫrðga)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- örðga (ǫrðga)
- að, [örðigr], to raise, lift up, erect; Drottinn örðgar upp bundna, ok leysir fjötraða, 655 xiii. A. 3; konungr leit yfir lýðinn, örðgaði augum, lifting the eyes, with the notion of a fierce look, Fms. vii. 156 (aurgaði v. l., arþgaði, Mork. 190, l. c.); örðgask upp sem leo, to rise to one’s feet like a lion, Stj. 337.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örðga may be more accurately written as ǫrðga.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚦᚴᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Mork.
- Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
- Stj.
- Stjórn. (F. I.)