Ör-eign

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-eign

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

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

ör-eign (ǫr-eign)
f. = öreigð, Stj. 156, Hsm. 13. 3.

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

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᛁᛁᚴᚾ
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:

Hsm.
Hugsvinns-mál. (A. III.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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