Ör-vænting

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-vænting

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

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

ör-vænting (ǫr-vænting)
f. despair.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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