Ör-þrifráða

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-þrifráða

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

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

ör-þrifráða (ǫr-þrifráða): adj. without expedients, confounded; Vagn verðr eigi ö., hann ferr um endi-langa Danmörk, Fb. i. 172, O. H. L. 14.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

L.: Linnæus.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

O. H. L.: Ólafs Saga Helga Legendaria. (E. I.)

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