Örvar-húnn
Old Norse Dictionary - örvar-húnn
Meaning of Old Norse word "örvar-húnn" (or ǫrvar-húnn)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- örvar-húnn (ǫrvar-húnn)
- m. the tip of an arrow, N. G. L. i. 59.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örvar-húnn may be more accurately written as ǫrvar-húnn.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛅᚱ-ᚼᚢᚾᚾ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- L.
- Linnæus.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- N. G. L.
- Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)