Met-orð

Old Norse Dictionary - met-orð

Meaning of Old Norse word "met-orð" in English.

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

met-orð Old Norse word can mean:

met-orð: n. an estimate, valuation; hann skal eið vinna ok meta, ok skal hans m. þá standa, Grág. i. 393, Gþl. 296, Fb. i. 563, where = taxation.

met-orð: 2. esteem, consideration; var svá mikit Danskra manna m. at eins þeirra vitni skyldi hrinda tíu Norðmanna, Fms. x. 398 (Ágrip.); þeir görðu svá mikil metorð hans, at …, paid him so much regard that …, Grett. 125; þykkir mönnum mjök hallask hafa metorð Vestanmanna, Ísl. ii. 170; Guðmundr sat mjök yfir metorðum manna norðr þar, G. bore down all men there, Lv. 36.

met-orð: 3. rank, dignity, only in plur.; forráð bæði fjár ok metorða, Sturl. i. 4. and so in mod. usage.

met-orð: COMPDS: metorðagirnd, metorðagjarn, metorðamaðr.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

mod.: modern.

plur.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grett.: Grettis Saga. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

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