Ör-uggleikr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-uggleikr

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

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

ör-uggleikr (ǫr-uggleikr): m. security, confidence, safety, Stj., Sks. 271, Eluc. 48; traust ok ö., 655 xix. i: fearlessness, Fbr. 20.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Eluc.: Elucidarium. (F. II.)

Fbr.: Fóstbræðra Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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