Örla
Old Norse Dictionary - örlaMeaning of Old Norse word "örla" (or ǫrla) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- örla (ǫrla)
- að, qs. örðla; in the mod. phrase, það örlar á e-u, a thing rises or shews itself, esp. in a bad sense, of enmity, envy, or the like.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örla may be more accurately written as ǫrla.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᛚᛅ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- esp.
- especially.
- mod.
- modern.
- qs.
- quasi.