Ór-kostr

Old Norse Dictionary - ór-kostr

Meaning of Old Norse word "ór-kostr" in English.

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

ór-kostr
m. means, resources; hafa, eiga, órkost til e-s, Grág. i. 185, ii. 155, K. Þ. K. 90: in the mod. phrase, eiga einskis úrkosti, to be destitute of means.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Grág.
Grágás. (B. I.)
K. Þ. K.
Kristinn-réttr Þorláks ok Ketils = Kristinna-laga-þáttr. (B. I.)
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