Özurr
Old Norse Dictionary - özurr
Meaning of Old Norse word "özurr" (or ǫzurr)
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- özurr (ǫzurr)
- m., early Dan. Atzerus, a pr. name, Landn., Dropl.; thus Özur was the name of the first Danish archbishop of Lund (Özurr erki-biskup, Bs. i).
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, özurr may be more accurately written as ǫzurr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛋᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- m.
- masculine.
- n.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- pr.
- proper, properly.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Dropl.
- Droplaugar-sona Saga. (D. II.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)