Ör-fyrndr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-fyrndr

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

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

ör-fyrndr (ǫr-fyrndr): part. quite worn out, dilapidated, H. E. i. 489.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

part.: participle.

Works & Authors cited:

H. E.: Historia Ecclesiastica Islandiae. (J. I.)

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