Ör-læti

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-læti

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

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

ör-læti (ǫr-læti)
f. liberality, charitableness, Fms. ii. 118.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
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