Ör-hjarta

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-hjarta

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

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

ör-hjarta (ǫr-hjarta)
adj. out of heart, having lost heart, Hom. (St.), Fas. ii. (in a verse).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fas.
Fornaldar Sögur. (C. II.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
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