Ör-vilnan

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-vilnan

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

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

ör-vilnan (ǫr-vilnan)
(mod. örvinglan), f. despair. Fms. i. 138, Sks. 609, Stj. 51.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
mod.
modern.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Sks.
Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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