Auð-kjörinn

Old Norse Dictionary - auð-kjörinn

Meaning of Old Norse word "auð-kjörinn" (or auð-kjǫrinn) in English.

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

auð-kjörinn (auð-kjǫrinn)
adj. part. easily chosen, easy to decide between, Sd. 170.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
part.
participle.

Works & Authors cited:

Sd.
Svarfdæla Saga. (D. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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