Ör-vasi

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-vasi

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

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

ör-vasi (ǫr-vasi): and ör-vasa, adj. [from ör- and vesa = to be?], prop. decrepit, ‘stone-old,’ worn out; gamall ok örvasi, Glúm. 337, Stj. 225, 548; móður mjök gamla ok örvasa, Fms. i. 76; örvasa af elli, Fb. i. 77; á örvasa aldri, in one’s old age, Fms. ii. 42, Sks. 162 new Ed; enn er Haraldr var orðinn örvasi, Hkr. i. 67; örvasar ok ómagar, N. G. L. i. 180.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

L.: Linnæus.

m.: masculine.

prop.: proper, properly.

Works & Authors cited:

Fb.: Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Glúm.: Víga-Glúms Saga. (D. II.)

Hkr.: Heimskringla. (E. I.)

N. G. L.: Norges Gamle Love. (B. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

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