Of-ríki

Old Norse Dictionary - of-ríki

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

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

of-ríki: n. overbearing, sheer force, tyranny; at þeir þerði eigi heim at ganga fyrir o. búandans, K. Þ. K.; ofvald eðr o., Stj. 154, Boll. 336; afli ok o., Fms. i. 34; o. ok újafnaðr, viii. 84; bera e-n ofríki, n. G. l. ii. 150. ofríkis-maðr, m. an overbearing man, Gþl. 488.

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

Abbreviations used:

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Boll.: Bolla-þáttr. (D. V.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

K. Þ. K.: Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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