Öron
Old Norse Dictionary - öron
Meaning of Old Norse word "öron" (or ǫron)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- öron (ǫron)
- m. a kind of fish, a mackerel (?), (= ölun); tunna öron, D. N. iii. 688.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, öron may be more accurately written as ǫron.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- D. N.
- Diplomatarium Norvagicum. (J. II.)