Ör-kola

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-kola

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

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

ör-kola Old Norse word can mean:

ör-kola (ǫr-kola)
adj. out-burnt, extinguished, of coals burnt to ashes.
ör-kola (ǫr-kola)
2. metaph., vetr görðisk því verri sem meirr leið á, ok verðr örkola fyrir mörgum, Ísl. ii. 134; hence the mod. phrase, vera úrkula vonar um e-ð, to be past hope.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.
adjective.
l.
line.
metaph.
metaphorical, metaphorically.
mod.
modern.

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