Ör-nefni

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-nefni

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

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

ör-nefni Old Norse word can mean:

ör-nefni (ǫr-nefni)
n. [= Germ. ur-name], a local name, prop. an old name, Stj. 394, Brandkr. 61; svá sem örnefni eru við kennd, Fms. i. 241; þeir hendu þrælana fleiri þar sem síðan eru örnefni við kennd, Eg. 596; hét Örlygr á Patrek biskup til landtöku sér, at hann skyldi af hans nafni örnefni gefa þar sem hann tæki land, Landn. 43, freq. in mod. usage.
ör-nefni (ǫr-nefni)
2. a pr. name of a person, but rarely; gat Ólafr digri með henni barn, en þeirra örnefni eðr örferðir vitu vér eigi, their names or doings, Fms. x. 397 (Ágrip).

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

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

Abbreviations used:

freq.
frequent, frequently.
Germ.
German.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
n.
neuter.
prop.
proper, properly.
pr.
proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Brandkr.
Brandkrossa-þáttr. (D. V.)
Eg.
Egils Saga. (D. II.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Landn.
Landnáma. (D. I.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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