Örvar-skurðr
Old Norse Dictionary - örvar-skurðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "örvar-skurðr" (or ǫrvar-skurðr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- örvar-skurðr (ǫrvar-skurðr)
- m. an ‘arrow-cutting,’ i. e. despatching an arrow-message, Fms. x. 412, Gþl. 81.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örvar-skurðr may be more accurately written as ǫrvar-skurðr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚢᛅᚱ-ᛋᚴᚢᚱᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- i. e.
- id est.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Gþl.
- Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)