Ör-lygr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-lygr

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

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

ör-lygr (ǫr-lygr)
m. a pr. name, see the preceding word, Landn.: whence Örlygs-staðir, a local name, Sturl.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
m.
masculine.
n.
neuter.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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