Ör-uggr

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-uggr

Meaning 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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