Ör-bjarga

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-bjarga

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

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

ör-bjarga (ǫr-bjarga)
adj. helpless, Bs. i. 873.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
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