Ör-uggliga

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-uggliga

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

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

ör-uggliga (ǫr-uggliga): adv. unfailingly, without fear, boldly, Stj. 151; bað þá fylgjask vel ok ö., Fms. viii. 92, Anecd. 32.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adv.: adverb.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Anecd.: Anecdoton. (H. II.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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