Orða-fjöldi

Old Norse Dictionary - orða-fjöldi

Meaning of Old Norse word "orða-fjöldi" (or orða-fjǫldi) in English.

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

orða-fjöldi (orða-fjǫldi)
a, m. a vocabulary, Edda (Ht.) 123.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

m.
masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Edda
Edda. (C. I.)
Ht.
Hátta-tal. (C. I.)
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This headword also appears in dictionaries of other languages descending from Old Norse.

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