Ör-fátækr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-fátækrMeaning of Old Norse word "ör-fátækr" (or ǫr-fátækr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-fátækr (ǫr-fátækr)
- adj. utterly poor, = öreigi, freq. in mod. usage.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-fátækr may be more accurately written as ǫr-fátækr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚠᛅᛏᛅᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- freq.
- frequent, frequently.
- mod.
- modern.