Ör-uggr
Old Norse Dictionary - ör-uggrMeaning of Old Norse word "ör-uggr" (or ǫr-uggr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
ör-uggr Old Norse word can mean:
- ör-uggr (ǫr-uggr)
- adj. ‘out of all concern,’ out of danger, safe, secure, Greg. 24, FmS. vi. 152: fearless, undaunted, hugdjarfr sem inn öruggazti berserkr, i. 259; öruggr í framgöngu, vi. 421; verit öruggir ok óttalausir, Ó. H. 240; drengr góðr ok ö. í öllu, Nj. 30, passim.
- ör-uggr (ǫr-uggr)
- 2. resolved; þeir vöru öruggir í því at firrask Noreg sem mest, Eg. 159, Ld. 302: trusty, to be relied on, gefið eiguir þeim sem yðr eru öruggir, FmS. vii. 182, Th. 2.
- ör-uggr (ǫr-uggr)
- 3. of things, safe; engi örugg fylgsni, FmS. i. 136; öruggr íss, safe ice, ix. 371; öruggr skjöldr, Finnb. 328; ö. reiði á skipi, SkS. 29; örugga hvíld ok haga, MS. 544. 14; berjask með öruggum atgangi, Ísl. ii. 268; öruggt til lækninga, SkS. 32 new Ed., Magn. 468.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, ör-uggr may be more accurately written as ǫr-uggr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱ-ᚢᚴᚴᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- m.
- masculine.
- l.
- line.
- n.
- neuter.
- S.
- Saga.
Works & Authors cited:
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)
- Ó. H.
- Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Th.
- Theophilus. (F. III.)
- Finnb.
- Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
- Magn.
- Magnús Saga jarls. (E. II.)
- Sks.
- Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
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