Örð

Old Norse Dictionary - örð

Meaning of Old Norse word "örð" (or ǫrð) in English.

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

örð Old Norse word can mean:

örð (ǫrð): f., gen. arðar, [erja, arði], a crop, produce; örð sér (sows) Yrsu burðar, the crop of the son of Yrsa, i. e. gold, Edda (in a verse); þá á leiguliði einnar arðar mála, … þá á leiguliði tvegeja mála atða, þá örð (not jörð) eina er lands-dróttinn andask á ok aðra næstu eptir, n. G. l. i. 233, Gþl. 329; þat eru þrjár arðir, 314; nú verðr maðr útlagr á jörðu manns. þá skal hann leigu hafa ef úreidd var, ok örð alla rótfasta, n. G. l. i. 40.

örð (ǫrð): COMPDS: arðar leiga, u, f. rent for one year’s crop, Gpl. 330. arðar-máli, a, m. (and -mál, n.), a contract, agreement for one year, Gþl. 314, 329, 336.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

f.: feminine.

gen.: genitive.

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

L.: Linnæus.

n.: neuter.

m.: masculine.

pl.: plural.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda: Edda. (C. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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

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