Orð-rómr

Old Norse Dictionary - orð-rómr

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

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

orð-rómr: m. report, public opinion; sá o. lagðisk á, Bs. i. 133; lagðisk þungr o. á, Ó. H. 141; mun sá o. á leggjask, at …, people will say, that …, Nj. 32; mikill o., Fs. 47; fyrir orðs sakir ok orðróms, Lv. 15; góðs orðróms, Fs. 15; ok sneri orðróm of konung, the public opinion of the king changed, Ó. H. 228.

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

Abbreviations used:

m.: masculine.

v.: vide.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.: Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)

Fs.: Forn-sögur. (D. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Nj.: Njála. (D. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

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