Orna

Old Norse Dictionary - orna

Meaning of Old Norse word "orna" in English.

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

orna Old Norse word can mean:

orna: að, [perh. akin to ofn or from varmr?], to get warm; þá tók Pétr at lifna ok ornuðu liðir hans, es hann vas kaldr allr orðinn, Greg. 77; svá tekr brunnrinn at orna, sem sól gengr til viðar, Al. 51; ornandi geislar, Sks. 40; orna ok hitna, Barl. 93; með ornandum tárum, 90: impers., e-m ornar, it gets warm for one, one gets warm; taki menn glímur stórar ok viti ef mönnum ornar, Sturl. iii. 20; þegar er honum ornaði, 623. 33 . hleypr hann til ára ok vill láta orna sér, Fms. xi. 141; veðr var á geysi-kallt, ok höfðusk margir á fótum ok létu orna sér, viii. 306:—orna sér, to warm oneself; nú lát hann orna sér ok fari síðan til sels várs, Lv. 60, and so in mod. usage.

orna: II. reflex. pass., flestir ornuðusk af ásjón hennar, Str. 73.

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

Abbreviations used:

impers.: impersonal.

l.: line.

mod.: modern.

perh.: perhaps.

pers.: person.

v.: vide.

pass.: passive.

reflex.: retlexive.

Works & Authors cited:

Al.: Alexanders Saga. (G. I.)

Barl.: Barlaams Saga. (F. III.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Greg.: Gregory. (F. II.)

Lv.: Ljósvetninga Saga. (D. II.)

Sks.: Konungs Skugg-sjá. (H. II.)

Sturl.: Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)

Str.: Strengleikar. (G. II.)

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