Ár-óss

Old Norse Dictionary - ár-óss

Meaning of Old Norse word "ár-óss" in English.

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

ár-óss
m. the ‘oyce’ or mouth of a river, Eg. 99, 129, 229; whence the corrupt local name of the Danish town Aarhuus, Fms. xi. 208.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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