Ör-drag

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-drag

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

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

ör-drag (ǫr-drag): n. an arrow-shot, range, of distance; þrjú ördrög, Flóv. 40; látum milli ördrag eða lengra, Fms. viii. 382, Grág. ii. 19.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

n.: neuter.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Flóv.: Flóvents Saga. (G. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

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