Övirði

Old Norse Dictionary - övirði

Meaning of Old Norse word "övirði" (or ǫvirði)

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

övirði (ǫvirði)
see auvirð, auvirðask, p. 36.

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

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


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