Örvar-skurðr

Old Norse Dictionary - örvar-skurðr

Meaning of Old Norse word "örvar-skurðr" (or ǫrvar-skurðr) in English.

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

örvar-skurðr (ǫrvar-skurðr): m. an ‘arrow-cutting,’ i. e. despatching an arrow-message, Fms. x. 412, Gþl. 81.

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

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

Abbreviations used:

i. e.: id est.

l.: line.

m.: masculine.

Works & Authors cited:

Fms.: Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)

Gþl.: Gulaþings-lög. (B. II.)

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