Ör-þrasir
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-þrasirMeaning of Old Norse word "ör-þrasir" (or ǫr-þrasir) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ör-þrasir (ǫr-þrasir)
- m. the sturdy, the stubborn (?), the name of an old giant, the father of the Norns, Vþm.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-þrasir may be more accurately written as ǫr-þrasir.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚦᚱᛅᛋᛁᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Vþm.
- Vafþrúðnis-mál. (A. I.)