Ör-mæddr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-mæddr

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

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

ör-mæddr (ǫr-mæddr)
part. utterly exhausted,l. iv. 232.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

l.
line.
part.
participle.
v.
vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Fél.
Félags-rit.
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