Aurriði

Old Norse Dictionary - aurriði

Meaning of Old Norse word "aurriði" in English.

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

aurriði Old Norse word can mean:

aurriði: örriði, mod. urriði, a, m. salmo trutta, salmon-trout, Fél. i. II; salmo squamis argenteis, maculis nigris brunneo cinctis, pinna pectorali punctulis sex notata, Eggert Itin. p. 595: deriv. from örr, celer, and -riði, or from aurr (?); the Norse form aure indicates a diphthong, GÞl. 421, Edda (Gl.)

aurriði: COMPDS: aurriðabekkr, aurriðafiski, aurriðanet, aurriðavatn.

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

Abbreviations used:

deriv.: derived.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

mod.: modern.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Fél.: Félags-rit.

Itin.: Itinerarium or Travels of Eggert Ólafsson, 1772.

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