Orða-belgr

Old Norse Dictionary - orða-belgr

Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-belgr" in English.

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

orða-belgr
m. a ‘word-bag,’ a great talker; cp. tala í belg, and the tale of talking a bag full, Ísl. Þjóðs. ii. 479.

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

Abbreviations used:

cp.
compare.
l.
line.
m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Ísl. Þjóðs.
Íslenzkar Þjóðsögur.
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