Ör-vita

Old Norse Dictionary - ör-vita

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

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

ör-vita (ǫr-vita): and ör-viti (er-vita, Hkv. l. c.), adj. out of one’s senses, frantic; ærr ok ervita, Hkv. 2. 32; œrr ok örviti, Ls. 21; þá hljóp ek upp örviti, Fms. vii. 158, Mork. 191, l. c.; örvita hræðsla, mad fear, Mar. 1045; hón örvita, Greg. 12; banvænn ok nær örviti, sinking fast and well-nigh senseless, Fms. i. 86; dauðvána ok örviti, vi. 31.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

adj.: adjective.

l.: line.

l. c.: loco citato.

v.: vide.

v. l.: varia lectio.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Hkv.: Helga-kviða Hundingsbana. (A. II.)

Ls.: Loka-senna. (A. I.)

Mar.: Maríu Saga. (F. III.)

Mork.: Morkinskinna. (E. I.)

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