Örla

Meaning of Old Norse word "örla" (or ǫrla)

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

örla (ǫrla)

að, qs. örðla; in the mod. phrase, það örlar á e-u, a thing rises or shews itself, esp. in a bad sense, of enmity, envy, or the like.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örla may be more accurately written as ǫrla.

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