Ör-eigð

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-eigð

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

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

ör-eigð (ǫr-eigð)
f. utter poverty, destitution, Fms. vi. 60, Hom. (St.); ef þau æxla fé ór öreigð, Grág. i. 335.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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