Óra

Old Norse Dictionary - óra

Meaning of Old Norse word "óra" in English.

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

óra Old Norse word can mean:

óra
1. að. = vára (q. v.), to become spring, Orkn. (in a verse).
óra
2. pres. órir, [órar], to rave, play pranks; órir gestr við gest, Hm. 31: the mod. phrase, mig órar til þess, to recollect dimly, of a long by-gone time.

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

Abbreviations used:

n.
neuter.
q. v.
quod vide.
v.
vide.
m.
masculine.
mod.
modern.
pres.
present.

Works & Authors cited:

Orkn.
Orkneyinga Saga. (E. II.)
Hm.
Hává-mál. (A. I.)
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