Ör-birgð

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-birgð

Meaning of Old Norse word "ör-birgð" (or ǫr-birgð) in English.

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

ör-birgð (ǫr-birgð)
f. = Lat. inopia, lack of means, destitution.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
Lat.
Latin.
n.
neuter.

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