Orð-ræða

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-ræða

Meaning of Old Norse word "orð-ræða" in English.

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

orð-ræða
u, f. discussion; fór öll o. með þeim á sömu leið, Fms. xi. 429; var lítil o. á fyrst, Nj. 82: var mikil o., Fs. 46; bar saman orðræðu þeirra jarls ok Finnboga, the earl and F. had an interview, Finnb. 268; bað Sighvatr konung eigi reiðask þótt hann talaði bert ok segði orðræðu bónda, Fms. vi. 41; at engi o. væri á gör at þit lifit, 345.

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

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.

Works & Authors cited:

Finnb.
Finnboga Saga. (D. V.)
Fms.
Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
Fs.
Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
Nj.
Njála. (D. II.)
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