Ör-skot

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-skot

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

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

ör-skot (ǫr-skot): n. = ördrag, an arrow-shot, of distance, Al. 13, Karl. 286; örskots-lengð, Grág. i. 91. örskots-helgr, f. a law phrase, an asylum or sanctuary within arrow-shot. Grág. passim; cp. esp. the interesting record Landn. 5, ch. 4 (287, 288); the örskotshelgr is in Grág. Vsl. ch. 51 set at two hundred (i. e. 240) fathoms.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

ch.: chapter.

cp.: compare.

esp.: especially.

f.: feminine.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

n.: neuter.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Grág.: Grágás. (B. I.)

Karl.: Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

Vsl.: Vígslóði. (B. I.)

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