Örr
Old Norse Dictionary - örrMeaning of Old Norse word "örr" (or ǫrr) in English.
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
örr Old Norse word can mean:
- örr (ǫrr)
- 1. n., later or with a single r, and so in mod. usage; [Dan. ar, arret]:—a scar; ok sá þó á örrit alla æfi, BS. i. 330; hann þreifaði of örr sára Dróttins, Greg. 14; greri ær (sic) hvít á hvarmum báðum, Hom. 116; mun örr þat sjá á fæti mér meðan ek lifi, Fb. i. 401, Karl. 61; meðal herða honum var örr gróit í kross, FmS. viii. 275 (eyrr, v. l.; aurr, Fb. ii. 636, l. c.); hann hafði örr í andliti, Ld. 274. örra-beinn, adj. ‘scar-leg,’ a nickname, FS. 128, Landn.
- örr (ǫrr)
- 2. adj., acc. örvan, pl. örvir; inn örvi; compar. örvari, örvastr: [root aru-; A. S. earu, Grein; Sansk. ar; Dan. ör, in the phrase ‘ör i hoved’ giddy in the head]:—swift, ready; örr tilfara, allstaðar þar er þurfti hans tilkvámu, BS. i. 128: neut., hann (the ice) rak svá ört, at …, the ice drifted so fast, that …, Bárð. 9 new Ed.
- örr (ǫrr)
- 2. neut. quite; eigi ört hálfr fjórði tugr manna, not quite forty-five men, Ann. 1362.
- örr (ǫrr)
- II. liberal, open-handed; miklu örvari af fé, passim; örr ok ölmusu-góðr, BS. i. 81; örvastr konunga, FmS. xi. 203; allra manna örvastr, Eg. 517; mildr ok örr, 20; örr maðr ok stórmenni mikit, 38; örr ok gjöfull, 42; Einarr var örr maðr ok optast félítill, 691.
Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, örr may be more accurately written as ǫrr.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚱᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- adj.
- adjective.
- Dan.
- Danish.
- l.
- line.
- l. c.
- loco citato.
- m.
- masculine.
- mod.
- modern.
- n.
- neuter.
- v.
- vide.
- v. l.
- varia lectio.
- acc.
- accusative.
- A. S.
- Anglo-Saxon.
- compar.
- comparative.
- neut.
- neuter.
- pl.
- plural.
- S.
- Saga.
- Sansk.
- Sanskrit.
Works & Authors cited:
- Bs.
- Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
- Fb.
- Flateyjar-bók (E. I.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Fs.
- Forn-sögur. (D. II.)
- Greg.
- Gregory. (F. II.)
- Hom.
- Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
- Karl.
- Karla-magnús Saga. (G. I.)
- Landn.
- Landnáma. (D. I.)
- Ld.
- Laxdæla Saga. (D. II.)
- Bárð.
- Bárðar Saga. (D. V.)
- Ann.
- Íslenzkir Annálar. (D. IV.)
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)