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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