Örvar-skapt
Old Norse Dictionary - örvar-skapt
Meaning of Old Norse word "örvar-skapt" (or ǫrvar-skapt)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- örvar-skapt (ǫrvar-skapt)
- n. an arrow-shaft, Fas. iii. 331.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örvar-skapt may be more accurately written as ǫrvar-skapt.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛅᚱ-ᛋᚴᛅᛒᛏ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- n.
- neuter.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fas.
- Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)