Of-ráð

Old Norse Dictionary - of-ráð

Meaning of Old Norse word "of-ráð" in English.

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

of-ráð: n. too great a task, Fms. iv. 29; oss mundi þat ílla sækjask ok o. vera við þá Eyfirðinga, Valla l. 224; Sturla frændi hans segir honum slíkt ofráð, Sturl. ii. 91: too high an aspiration, ekki var þetta vel þokkat af sveitar-mönnum fyrir Þóri, ok þótti honum þetta o. ráð vera, iii. 144: too high a match, Þorsteinn kvað sér þat o., er hón stóð ein til alls arfs eptir Kraka, Þorst. hv. 38.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

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

Valla L.: Valla Ljóts Saga. (D. II.)

Þorst. hv.: Þorsteins-þáttr hvíta. (D. II.)

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