Ör-hóf

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-hóf

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

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

ör-hóf (ǫr-hóf)
ör-hæfi, see öróf, öræfi; hann hefir örhóf manna, Mork. 173.

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

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

Works & Authors cited:

Mork.
Morkinskinna. (E. I.)
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