Nið-örkliga

Old Norse Dictionary - nið-örkliga

Meaning of Old Norse word "nið-örkliga" (or nið-ǫrkliga) in English.

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

nið-örkliga (nið-ǫrkliga)
adv. hideously; geispa n., Fb. i. 259.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.
adverb.
n.
neuter.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.
Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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