Orri

Old Norse Dictionary - orri

Meaning of Old Norse word "orri" in English.

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

orri Old Norse word can mean:

orri: a, m. (wrongly spelt horri in Ó. H. 78, l. 8), [Dan. aarfugl]:—the heathcock, moor-fowl, tetrao tetrix, Stj. 77, Ó. H. 78; þiðra eðr orra, Gþl. 449.

orri: II. a nickname, Ó. H., Fms. vi: whence Orra-hríð, f. the name for the last onslaught in the battle at Stanford-bridge led by Eystein Orri, Fms. vi; hence, as an appellative, any fierce onslaught is in Icel. called orrahrið. orra-skáld, n. a nickname, Landn.

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

Abbreviations used:

Dan.: Danish.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

n.: neuter.

f.: feminine.

Icel.: Iceland, Icelander, Icelanders, Icelandic.

Works & Authors cited:

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

Ó. H.: Ólafs Saga Helga. (E. I.)

Stj.: Stjórn. (F. I.)

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Landn.: Landnáma. (D. I.)

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